Jackpot Mine 1963

The Jackpot Mine 1963 is a gold, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,951 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Jackpot Mine 1963
Secondary: San Antonio Group, Trio Mining Co., 1910'sS
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: San Antoine
Secondary: Sofia
Secondary: Hamill
Secondary: Robin's
Secondary: Pateman
Secondary: Wedge: Mkt Group, 1929, Covers Same Deposit
Secondary: Missouri
Secondary: Kansas
Secondary: Texas
Secondary: Panhandle
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Garfield Extension: Jackpot Group of 4 Claims, 1960's,
Secondary: Covers Same Deposit.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: C. F. Sailor
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1935 -

Owner Name: Pat O'Brian
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1939 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1939
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

Form: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Type: L
Description: Vein Is Part Of A Radial System Of Veins Associated With The Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitized Andesite

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF OXIDIZED FAULT GOUGE ASSAYED
Analytical Data: 0.25 % CU
Analytical Data: 1.3 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 0.36 OZ AU/TON

Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Commodity): GENERAL ANALYTICAL DATA FROM C.C. REEVES, JR., 1963 P. 1281

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST FLANK OF EMPIRE PEAK.

Comment (Deposit): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

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

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1963 CONSISTED OF A 120 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH SHORT DRIFTS AT 60 FT. AND 120 FT. LEVELS; A TUNNEL DRIFTED ALONG THE VEIN FOR 250 FT. IN LENGTH; AND A FEW SHALLOW TRENCHES.

References

Reference (Deposit): REEVES, C.C. JR., 1963 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 58, NO 8, P. 1278-1284

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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