The Kearney Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,562 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,562 Feet (2,000 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.8083, -108.07670
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Kearney Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kearney Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: American Zinc Co.
Info Year: 1967
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7507
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES INDEX
Reference (Deposit): TWO SHAFTS AND FOUR LEVELS DOWN TO 625 FT
Reference (Deposit): OPERATED 1942-67. PRODUCED 2500 TONS PER MONTH 1947
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