The Papa Mine is a silver, gold, lead, and copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,901 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,901 Feet (2,713 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.07889, -107.18389
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Papa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Papa Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sadie Pappa And Sons
Home Office: Magdalena, N.M.
Years: 1951 -
Owner Name: Sadie Pappa
Home Office: Magdalena, N.M.
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1946
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 AND SHOOTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATIONS ARE FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PAPA MINE.
Comment (Deposit): ABOUT 10 CLAIMS PROBABLY NOT PATENTED.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): SUMNER, W., 1981 NMBMMR OFR-135, 151 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1977 NMBMMR OFR-43, 162 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES
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