The Spur Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,851 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,851 Feet (2,393 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 33.4686, -105.78720
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Spur Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spur Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
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: East Utah Mining Co
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1963
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
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): MARDIROSIAN C A 1964 UNIV OF UTAH MS THESIS 84P
Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON T B 1973 NMBM CIRC 123 P 17
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