The St Cloud is a silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 33.3208, -107.70330
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St Cloud MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St Cloud
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Chloride
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: Minerals Only
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: St. Cloud Mining Co., Subsidiary Of The Goldfield Cor
Company ID: 2901869
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1994
Production
Year: 2
Description: ______ ______ ______
Year: 1986
Description: 87% Ore Dir. Ship As Flux
Year: 1986
Description: 3,024 23.98 12 16452 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1985
Description: 7% Ore Dir. Ship As Flux
Year: 1985
Description: 3,742 57.85 111 30080 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1984
Description: 4% Ore Dir. Ship As Flux
Year: 1984
Description: 13,026 69.48 634 87012 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1983
Description: 29% Ore Dir. Ship As Flux
Year: 1983
Description: 17,068 16.17 993 79042 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1982
Description: 12,705 19.66 643 36100 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1
Description: Ag, Kg Au, Kg Cu, Mt
Description: Metals Recovered & Sold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Shrinkage Methods
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1982
Discovery Year: 1968
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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: Sericite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE GIVEN FROM GOLDFIELDS SEC FORM 10-K REPORT,12/31/91, P. 4
Comment (Production): RESERVE GIVEN FROM GOLDFIELDS SEC FORM 10-K REPORT,12/31/91, P. 4 1982 - 1986 PRODUCTION FROM GOLDFIELD CORP ANN REPT, 1982-86 MINE CLOSED IN MAY 1986 DUE TO DECLINING AG PRICES.
Comment (Production): ACTUALLY, COPPER AND GOLD RECOVERIES ARE ESTIMATED AT 87.5 PERCENT, LEAD RECOV. AT 20.8 PERCENT, AND ZN RECOV. AT 15.8 PERCENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): MILLION OUNCES OF SILVER A YEAR, NOV. 3, 1983.
Reference (Deposit): HUNT DAUGHTER, JUNE 27, 1980.
Reference (Deposit): NEW MEXICO PAYDIRT. GOLDFIELD'S ST. CLOUD TO PRODUCE ONE
Reference (Deposit): ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL. 50% OF N. M. SILVER MINE ACQUIRED BY
Reference (Deposit): ANNOUNCES EARNINGS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1983, 3 PP.
Reference (Deposit): THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION NEWS. THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION
Reference (Deposit): THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION. 1980 ANNUAL REPORT, 5 PP.
Reference (Deposit): THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION. 1981 ANNUAL REPORT, 4 PP.
Reference (Deposit): AT ST. CLOUD SILVER MINE, SEPT. 1983, 2 PP.
Reference (Deposit): THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION NEWS. GOLDFIELD COMPLETES NEW MILL
Reference (Deposit): MENT BY N. B. HUNT, MARCH 29, 1980, P. 8.
Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. GOLDFIELD AGREES TO MAJOR INVEST-
Reference (Reserve-Resource): GOLDFIELD CORPORATION 1986 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 2.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SOCIETY, NOV. 2, 1982, 7 PP.
Reference (Deposit): AGREEMENT DRILLING RESULTS, MARCH 28, 1981, P. 5.
Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. GOLDFIELD ANNOUNCES OPTION
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MEXICO. PAPER PRESENTED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE GEOLOGICAL
Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION. 1991 ANNUAL REPORT PP. 3.
Reference (Reference): OR CONSEQUENCES, N. M., 1983 (?), 3 PP.
Reference (Reference): MEXICO. AVAILABLE FROM ST. CLOUD MINING COMPANY, TRUTH
Reference (Reference): OF THE ST. CLOUD SILVER DEPOSIT, SIERRA COUNTY, NEW
Reference (Reference): FREEMAN, P. S. AND R. H. HARRISON. GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
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