The Dreadnaught Mine 1880's is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.36278, -107.74722
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Dreadnaught Mine 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dreadnaught Mine 1880's
Secondary: Dreadnaught Lode Patented In 1892
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Black Range 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Main Shaft Was Sunk At The Intersection Of Two Veins.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS AND POCKETS IN VEINS WHICH GENERALLY TREND NORTH. ONE SHOOT WAS REPORTED TO BE 30 FT. LONG AND EXTENDED FROM THE SURFACE TO A DEPTH OF 50 FT. THE VEINS RANGE FROM 6 IN. TO 12 IN. IN WIDTH. ONE PATENTED CLAIM, MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 813, COVERING 15.68 ACRES.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE EAST FLANK OF THE BLACK RANGE IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1920 CONSISTED OF ONE VERTICAL SHAFT ABOUT 150 FT. DEEP AND AN ADIT ABOUT 175 FT. IN LENGTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-82
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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