Illinois Mine 1880's

The Illinois Mine 1880's is a copper, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,801 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Illinois Mine 1880's
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1887
Secondary: Illinois

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston District

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Illinois Silver Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1890 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Discovery Year: 1885
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: N 25 To 30 W Striking Ladrone Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF KINGSTON ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MIDDLE PERCHA CREEK AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1880'S CONSISTED OF A 50 FT. SHAFT WITH ABOUT 50 FT. OF DRIFTING AND AN 80 FT. TUNNEL WITH 48 FT. OF DRIFTING.

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

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINS AND BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN DOLOMITE BENEATH IMPERMEABLE SHALE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 452 COVERING 15.76 ACRES.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105

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