The Willow Creek District-New Mexico is a copper, gold, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in San Miguel county, New Mexico.
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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:
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 35.7667, -105.66670
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Willow Creek District-New Mexico MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Willow Creek District-New Mexico
Secondary: Pecos District
Secondary: Pecos Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: San Miguel
District: PECOS DISTRICT
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
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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): MCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.
Reference (Deposit): KRIEGER, PHILIP, 1932, GEOLOGY OF THE ZINC-LEAD DEPOSIT AT PECOS, NEW MEXICO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 27, NO. 4., P. 344-364, AND NO. 5, P. 450-470.
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1940, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 15, P. 50-51, 69-89.
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