Sulphur Canyon Mine

The Sulphur Canyon Mine is a copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,951 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Sulphur Canyon Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 4,951 Feet (1,509 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.02444, -106.59972

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Sulphur Canyon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sulphur Canyon Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: San Andres Mountains District


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: White Sands Missile Range
Years: 1980 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: LENSE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN ENTRANCE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SULPHUR CANYON AS INDICATED ON THE TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. LOCATED IN THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1932 CONSISTED OF ONE SHAFT WHICH WAS INACCESSIBLE BELOW 50 FT.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS DISTRICT.


References

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 82-83


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