Wicks Mine 1877

The Wicks Mine 1877 is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,551 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Wicks Mine 1877

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

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: St. Cloud Mining Co.
Home Office: Box 36 Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1961 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1877
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Year: 1877
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 Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN SHAFT.

Comment (Production): ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM 1877 TO 1931 AMOUNTS TO 150000 DOLLARS AND HEDLUND REPORTED A TOTAL GOLD PRODUCTION OF ABOUT 4700 OZ.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN OF FRACTURED ANDESITE AVERAGING 7 FT. IN WIDTH.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF ONE 300 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, SEVERAL TUNNELS AND SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS.

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

References

Reference (Production): G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 141 AND D.C. HEDLUND, 1977 MF-900-B SHEET 2

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 272-276

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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