United States Mine 1880's

The United States Mine 1880's is a zinc, lead, copper, and silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,775 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: United States Mine 1880's
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1891
Secondary: United States

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
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

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Ownership

Owner Name: English And American Mining 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

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Structure

Type: L
Description: N 25 To 30 W Striking Ladrone Fault.

Alterations

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Rocks

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

Analytical Data

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Materials

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

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Location): LOCATED WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE ILLINOIS MINE.

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

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS AND BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN DOLOMITE BENEATH IMPERMEABLE SHALE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 620 COVERING 18.7 ACRES.

References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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

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

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

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