Minneapolis Mine

The Minneapolis Mine is a gold mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,699 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: Minneapolis Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 32.46333, -108.52694

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Minneapolis Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Minneapolis Mine
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1892
Secondary: Minneapolis


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

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


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Leach, A. A.
Home Office: Lordsburg, N.M.
Years: 1960 -


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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF AN ADIT AND A SHAFT, BOTH INACCESSIBLE. WORKINGS WERE REPORTED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE.

Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATION IS FOR THE CENTER OF SECTION 19.

Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 830 COVERING 18.91 ACRES.


References

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WESTERN GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 83, P125

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


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