Black Magic Claim

The Black Magic Claim is a manganese mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Black Magic Claim

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: J. H. Schoonmaker
Home Office: Kingston, N.M.
Years: 1960 -

Owner Name: Chenowith, Robert G.
Years: 1954 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1954
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Minor Fractures Strike North And East.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone.

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): REPORTED TO BE LOCATED NORTHEAST OF AND ADJACENT TO VIOLA CLAIM.

Comment (Production): IN 1954 ABOUT 8 LONG TONS OF HAND-SORTED ORE CONTAINING 32.6% MN WAS PRODUCED.

Comment (Deposit): 1 UNPATENTED CLAIM.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF 2 SMALL OPENCUTS AND A SHALLOW PIT.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.

References

Reference (Production): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 P. 109

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 109-110

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