The Victorio District is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Luna county, New Mexico.
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Victorio District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Victorio District
Secondary: Gage District
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Arsenic
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: GAGE DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN/SHEAR ZONE, TACTITE
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: HIGH PLAINS BROKEN BY LOW LEVEL VOLCANIC HILLS
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: SOME OXIDATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 290-292.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954. N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39, P. 98
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S.: USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., AND WOOTTON, T.P., 1933, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 7, P. 83.
Reference (Deposit): DARTON, N.H., 1916, GEOLOGY AND UNDERGROUND WATER OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 618, P. 83-85, 103-104.
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, P. 69-86.
Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS: SANTA FE, N.M., P. 184.
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