The Princess Mine is a zinc mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,430 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,430 Feet (1,960 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.8017, -108.09690
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Princess Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Princess Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Central District
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
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Cobre Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1993
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope
Milling Method: Flotation
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M
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
Unknown: Ilvaite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Hedenbergite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Marialite
Unknown: Montmorillonite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Andradite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES GIVEN AS MINABLE TONNAGE (CONSIDER 5% DILUTION AND 100% RECOVERY). GIVEN BY COMPANY.
Comment (Economic Factors): MINE TRANS COST INCLUDED IN MINE OPERATING COSTS.
Comment (Economic Factors): HISTORICAL MINE CAPACITY 136 MTPD. MINE METHOD - OPEN STOPE BASICALLY A MODIFIED ROOM AND PILLAR.
Comment (Ownership): COBRE MINING CO MINE OFC ADDRESS: 303 FIERRO RD, HANDOVER, NM 88041. METALLIC VENTURES ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN EXCEPT THE IS LOCATED IN RENO, NV.
References
Reference (Geology): NEW MEXICO, IN SYMPOSUM ON THE GEOLOGY, PARAGENESIS, AND
Reference (Geology): LASKY, S. G. AND HOAGLAND. A. D. CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT,
Reference (Geology): SALES VOL), V. 2, 1968, PP. 1212-1237.
Reference (Geology): CONG., LONDON, 1948, PP. 97-110.
Reference (Geology): RESERVES OF THE ORES OF LEAD AND ZINC, 18TH INT. GEOL.
Reference (Geology): DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967 (AIME GRATON-
Reference (Geology): CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. IN ORE
Reference (Geology): HERNON, ROBERT M., AND W. R. JONES. ORE DEPOSTS OF THE
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