The Mary Richmond Mine 1880's is a gold, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.95778, -107.55111
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Mary Richmond Mine 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mary Richmond Mine 1880's
Secondary: Mamie Richmond Mine, Richmond Mine
Secondary: Mary Richmond Group, Mary C. Group: Two Claims Patented In 1904,
Secondary: Mary Richmond
Secondary: Mary C.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro 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: Henry Opgenorth
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1940 -
Owner Name: Davey, William J.N.
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Year: 1885
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: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propyltized Andesite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
Comment (Production): ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM 1880 TO 1931 AMOUNTS TO 600000 DOLLARS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF AN 860 FT. ADIT, A 460 FT. ADIT, A 300 FT. ADIT AND A 500 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH FIVE LEVELS AND ABOUT 3800 FT. OF DRIFTING.
Comment (Geology): FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN SHAFT JUST EAST OF EMPIRE PEAK.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A NORTHEAST STRIKING VEIN WHICH CROPSOUT ON THE SURFACE FOR ABOUT 1000 FT. AND RANGES FROM 3 FT. TO 8 FT. IN WIDTH. TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1120 COVERING 34.527 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 145-148
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL DATA FILE
Reference (Production): G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 148
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 272-276
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