Dictator Mine 1880's

The Dictator Mine 1880's is a zinc, copper, silver, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,650 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Dictator Mine 1880's  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

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

Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 33.33833, -107.57778

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Dictator Mine 1880's MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dictator Mine 1880's
Secondary: Dictator Group Replaced By Oversite Group of 6 Claims 1980.


Commodity

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


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Cuchillo 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Natural Resources Group, Ltd.
Home Office: P.O. Box 6 Durango, Colorado
Years: 1980 -

Owner Name: Cuchillo Mines Co.
Years: 1930 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1929
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: PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified And Garnetized Limestone.


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): MINE IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE CUCHILLO MOUNTAINS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF ONE VERTICAL SHAFT 130 FT. DEEP WITH 100 FT. OF CROSS CUTTING TO AN ADIT 400 FT. IN LENGTH, TWO SHORT WINZES AND SOME STOPING.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS AND PODS ALONG LIMESTONE-PORPHYRY CONTACT. OLD GROUP OF 3 CLAIMS REPLACED BY NEW GROUP OF 6 CLAIMS.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CUCHILLO DISTRICT.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S


References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 120-122, P. 114

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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