Graphic Mine

The Graphic Mine is a copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,585 feet.

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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: Graphic Mine
Secondary: Graphic-Waldo Mine: Ozark Mine: Graphic
Secondary: Ida Hill and Greyhound Tunnels

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Years: 1951 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1879
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Year: 1879
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PODS AND SHOOTS

Structure

Type: L
Description: The Graphic Mine Exploited Ores Along The North Trending Kelly-Graphic Fault Zone Near The Eastern Side Of The Uplifted Graphic Fault Block.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE GRAPHIC MINE AS SHOWN ON THE MAGDALENA TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): IN 1942 THE GRAPHIC-WALDO PROPERTIES COVERED ABOUT 227 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): GRAPHIC-WALDO MINE CONTAINS ABOUT 14 LEVELS AND INFORMAL PRACTICE DESIGNATES LEVELS ABOVE 7 AS THE GRAPHIC MINE. THE GRAPHIC MINE CONTAINS MORE THAN 9000 FT. OF DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, STOPES, RAISES AND WINZES, ACCESSED BY 4 TUNNELS AND A SHAFT.

References

Reference (Deposit): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 33-35

Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 135-139

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