Victorio District

The Victorio District is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Luna county, New Mexico.

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Mine Info

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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

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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: Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN/SHEAR ZONE, TACTITE
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1880
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

Type: L
Description: HIGH PLAINS BROKEN BY LOW LEVEL VOLCANIC HILLS

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: SOME OXIDATION

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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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