Covington Group 1880's

The Covington Group 1880's is a zinc, copper, silver, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Covington Group 1880's
Secondary: Hell Canyon Claims 1948

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Cuchillo District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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 Dzurek
Years: 1948 -

Owner Name: T. C. Parker, Cuchillo Mines Co.
Years: 1920 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1925
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: PODS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fractured Limestone Along Porphyry Contact And North Trending Shear Zone.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Replaced By Silica, Epidote And Garnet.

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR CENTER OF CLAIM GROUP.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG THE PORPHYRY-LIMESTONE CONTACT TRENDING DUE EAST, AND WITHIN A NORTH TRENDING SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE CLAIM GROUP. SHEAR ZONE MINERALIZATION IS ABOUT 12 FT. WIDE AND ALTERATION ABOUT 50 FT. WIDE. OXIDIZED ORES GIVE WAY TO SULFIDES AT ABOUT 20 FT. DEPTH. LIMESTONE IS FRACTURED FOR A DISTANCE OF 100 FT. NORTH OF THE PORPHYRY CONTACT AND MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG THE CONTACT FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3000 FT. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 60 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED ONE 50 FT. SHAFT WITH ABOUT 25 FT. OF DRIFTING AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW SHAFTS OR PITS ALONG THE EAST-WEST CONTACT ZONE.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CUCHILLO DISTRICT.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 114, P. 120-123

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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