Cliff-L-Embolite Mines 1930's

The Cliff-L-Embolite Mines 1930's is a silver and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,099 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cliff-L-Embolite Mines 1930's
Secondary: Patented Claims: Cliff
Secondary: L
Secondary: Embolite: Ell Cliff Mining and Smelting Co.

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hermosa (Palomas) 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: John G. Powell And George W. Ross
Years: 1943 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Discovery Year: 1880
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, SHOOTS AND POCKETS

Structure

Type: L
Description: The Main Junction Of Pelican Fault With Palomas Chief Fault Occurs On These Claims. The Area Is Extensively Fractured By Faults Trending Northwest To East-West.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Embolite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Talc

Comments

Comment (Location): MAIN ENTRANCE IS LOCATED ABOUT 900 FT SOUTHEAST OF THE OLD PALOMAS MINING CAMP.

Comment (Geology): ADDITIONAL HOST ROCK FORMATIONS ARE PENN. MAGDALENA GROUP, MISS. KELLY FM., MISS. LAKE VALLEY FM., DEV. ONATE FM., ORD. VALMONT FM., AND ORD. MONTOYA FM.. FOR REGIONAL TRENDS AND GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE HERMOSA DISTRICT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1930'S CONSISTED OF ABOUT 4000 FT OF TUNNELS AND DRIFTS BUT NO SHAFTS.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINS AND SHOOTS WITHIN FAULTS AND FRACTURE ZONES, OR IN BEDS AND POCKETS ALONG GENTLY FOLDED BEDDING PLANES. MOST HIGH GRADE ORE WAS FOUND BELOW IMPERMEABLE SHALE AT INTERSECTIONS OF FAULTS AND FRACTURES. 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, MINERAL SURVEY NOS. 369, 914, 1478, COVERING ABOUT 50 ACRES.

References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.95, P.96

Reference (Deposit): JICHA, H.L. JR., 1954 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 49, NO 7, P.759-P.778

Reference (Deposit): JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMBMMR CIRC 33, 14 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1922 PRIVATE REPORT ON THE HERMOSA SILVER MINES CO., PLATE NO. 1

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