The Virginia Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Otero county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,167 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
Elevation: 5,167 Feet (1,575 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.1578, -105.95440
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Virginia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Virginia Mine
Secondary: Bent Mine
Secondary: Treasure Island 1-5
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Otero
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Tularosa Copper Co.
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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): USGS PROF PAPER 68,PP187-190
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7740, P66-69
Reference (Deposit): NMBM MINES FILE
Reference (Deposit): NMBM COMPANY FILE
Reference (Deposit): AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, JULY 26 1913 P132-135
Reference (Deposit): BALL SYDNEY H SANDSTONE COPPER DEPOSITS AT BENT NM, MINING
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