Cruise Shaft

The Cruise Shaft is a zinc, lead, silver, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,650 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: Cruise Shaft  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 6,650 Feet (2,027 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 32.93028, -107.71306

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Cruise Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cruise Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston District


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: Past Producer
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

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Bullion Fault Strikes N 35 W.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chlorargyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINS AND AS BEDDED REPLACEMENTS ALONG A N 35 W STRIKING FAULT.

Comment (Location): LOCATED WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.


References

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B


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