Nana Mine 1880's

The Nana Mine 1880's is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,476 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Nana Mine 1880's
Secondary: Wall Street Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Black Range District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: 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: Northwest Trending Vein Offset By North Trending Fault System.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Andesite

Rocks

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN ENTRANCE ABOUT 1.75 MILES DUE WEST OF CHLORIDE, N.M. ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHLORIDE CREEK IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN FISSURE VEINS RANGING FROM 2 FT. TO 4 FT. WIDE AND ONE ORE SHOOT HAD A REPORTED LENGTH OF 40 FT. ALONG THE VEIN.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF AN ADIT 280 FT. IN LENGTH AND A 1965 TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE INDICATES A SHAFT.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, N.M. PRINTING CO., P.100

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-266

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.72-90

Reference (Deposit): MAXWELL, C.H. AND HEYL, A.V., 1980 GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY, VOL 1, NO 2, P.129-133

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