The St. Cloud Mines 1880's is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.32111, -107.70333
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St. Cloud Mines 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Cloud Mines 1880's
Secondary: St. Cloud Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Black Range 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ferguson, T. R. And Connally
Home Office: Winston, N.M.
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1957
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: Northwest Trending Vein Offset By North Trending Fault System.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone And Some Weak Contact Metamorphism.
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MINE ENTRANCE. LOCATED ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE BLACK RANGE WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Other Database): RECORD NUMBER 33 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF ONE 175 FT. DEEP SHAFT, ABOUT 300 FT. OF LATERAL WORKINGS AND A SHORT WINZE. A 1965 TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE INDICATES 4 SHAFTS WERE PRESENT.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): MAXWELL, C.H. AND HEYL, A.V., 1980 GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY, VOL 1, NO 2, P. 129-133
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-266
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.72-85
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