Yankey Girl Prospect

The Yankey Girl Prospect is a copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,499 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Yankey Girl Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 32.46722, -108.50667

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Yankey Girl Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Yankey Girl Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Gold Hill District: Southern Burro Mountains


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs Along A Northwest Striking Fault.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitic


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION AS SHOWN ON USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1035.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1978 CONSISTED OF ONE ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAPS

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1035


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