The Denver Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,906 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,906 Feet (1,800 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.7681, -108.11250
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Denver Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Denver Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Homestake Mining And Development Co
Info Year: 1910
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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): USGS BULLETIN 870 & NMBMMR MINES INDEX
Reference (Deposit): PRIMARY SULFIDE DOES NOT OCCUR THIS FAR SOUTH
Reference (Deposit): WORKINGS ATTEMPTED TO EXPLOIT GROUNDHOG VEIN,BUT
Reference (Deposit): TWO CARS SHIPPED EARLY PART OF CENTURY
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