Inman Tin Prospect

The Inman Tin Prospect is a mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,621 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Inman Tin Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 7,621 Feet (2,323 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 33.4197, -107.93810

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Inman Tin Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Inman Tin Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Taylor Creek


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
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

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Kaolinite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Cassiterite


Comments

Comment (Geology): CASSITERITE FOUND WITH HEMATITE IN SMALL STRINGER VEINS. LOCALLY ALTERED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY.


References

Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO: USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4068,

Reference (Deposit): VOLIN, M. E., ET. AL., 1947, CATRON AND SIERRA COUNTIES TIN

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 725, PP. 347-59.

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1921, THE TAYLOR CREEK TIN DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO


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