Oohoo Mine

The Oohoo Mine is a copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,026 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Oohoo Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 5,026 Feet (1,532 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.03389, -107.23361

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Oohoo Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oohoo Mine
Secondary: Claim
Secondary: Oohoo
Secondary: Also Known As the Oohooh Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Caballos 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: Seymour S. Thurmond Jr.
Home Office: Truth Or Consequences, N.M.
Years: 1947 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
Year Last Production: 1947
Discovery Year: 1900
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

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcocite


Comments

Comment (Workings): REPORTED IN 1934 TO BE DEVELOPED BY A 400 FT. INCLINE WHICH WAS PARTLY INACCESSIBLE. REPORTED IN 1920 TO CONSIST OF A 1000 FT. ADIT.

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

Comment (Deposit): 1 UNPATENTED CLAIM.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN ENTRANCE ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF PALOMAS GAP ON THE WEST FLANK OF THE CABALLO MOUNTAINS.


References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 207-208

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, P. 199, FIG.2

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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