The Great Western Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,953 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,953 Feet (2,729 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.4461, -105.78560
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Great Western Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Great Western Mine
Secondary: Mabel Pershing Group
Secondary: Pershing Group
Secondary: Castle Rock Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Azcon Corp.
Home Office: Missouri
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): SEGERSTROM 1979 USGS BULL 1453 P106
Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON T B 1973 NMBM CIRC 123 P17
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD G B 1959 NMBM BULL 67 P60
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