Virginia Claim

The Virginia Claim is a titanium mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,600 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: Virginia Claim  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Titanium

Lat, Long: 32.9361, -107.54720

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Satelite image of the Virginia Claim

Virginia Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Virginia Claim


Commodity

Primary: Titanium
Secondary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: B. O Bishop
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Mexican Highland


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): CLAIM IS IN HILLSBORO DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): 2ECTION NO.NOT GIVEN IN ABOVE REFERENCE

Reference (Deposit): LOVERING T G 1956 USGS BULL 1009-L P371


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