The Young America is a copper, zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,474 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: 8,474 Feet (2,583 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.0686, -107.18940
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Young America MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Young America
Secondary: Imperial
Secondary: Enterprise
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
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: Empire Zinc Co
Info Year: 1915
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
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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 200 P143
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