Vindicator Mine

The Vindicator Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,975 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Vindicator Mine
Secondary: Claims Patented In 1935
Secondary: Vindicator Nos. 1 To 8

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Grubnau Chemical Co.
Home Office: Waldo, N.M.
Years: 1929 -

Owner Name: Carl Grubnau
Years: 1929 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Year Last Production: 1929
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PODS

Structure

Type: L
Description: The Vindicator Fault Strikes N 10 To 15 W.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN VINDICATOR SHAFT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1929 CONSISTED OF 4 WORKING LEVELS WITH ABOUT 500 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.

Comment (Production): IN 1929 TWO CARLOADS OF ORE CONTAINING 76 TONS WERE SHIPPED TO THE EL PASO SMELTER.

Comment (Deposit): 8 CLAIMS COVERING 118.9 ACRES.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P 241-258

Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Production): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, P. 161

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