The Virginia Mine 1880's is a copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,926 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,926 Feet (2,111 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 32.97778, -107.74306
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Virginia Mine 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Virginia Mine 1880's
Secondary: Patented Claim
Secondary: Virginia 1892: North Percha Camp
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston 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: John R. Thompson
Years: 1974 -
Owner Name: George Herne Mining Co.
Years: 1974 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1941
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Major Fault Strikes North And Minor Faults Trend Northeast And Northwest.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF 200 FT. OF DRIFTS, 200 FT. OF RAISES, A 300 FT. TUNNEL AND PARTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO A DEPTH OF 120 FT.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE NORTH PERCHA CREEK WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Deposit): FAULT-FISSURE VEIN RANGING FROM 4 FT. TO 5 FT. WIDE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 833 COVERING 9.57 ACRES.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
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