The Nana Mine 1880's is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,024 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,024 Feet (1,836 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.16417, -107.70083
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Nana Mine 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nana Mine 1880's
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
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: Ross, Charles F.
Years: 1915 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1915
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, SHOOTS AND POCKETS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs Along N 5 E Striking Fractures And Minor Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Barite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
Comment (Location): MAIN ENTRANCE IS ABOUT 800 FT. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE OLD PALOMAS MINING CAMP.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS AND PODS THAT TREND NORTH AND LIE BENEATH FINE-GRAIN RELATIVELY IMPERVIOUS SILTSTONE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1915 CONSISTED OF ABOUT 1200 FT. OF TUNNELS AND SEVERAL SHORT WINZES.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HERMOSA DISTRICT.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 266-268
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 90-98
Reference (Deposit): JICHA, H.L. JR., 1954 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 49, NO 7, P. 759-778
Reference (Deposit): JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMBMMR CIRC 33, 14 PAGES
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