Juanita Mine

The Juanita Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,825 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Juanita Mine
Secondary: Claims: Juanita
Secondary: Juanita Extension No. 1 Patented In 1906 and 1894.

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
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: C. C. Catron (Estate)
Home Office: 107 Catron St., Santa Fe, N.M.
Years: 1956 -

Owner Name: C. Barrett
Home Office: 320 N. 6th St., Socorro, N.M.
Years: 1956 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1875
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: Kelly-Graphic Fault Strikes N 20 W.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 40 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): JUANITA TUNNEL, ABOUT 500 FT. IN LENGTH, PROVIDES ACCESS TO MORE THAN 2500 FT. OF DRIFTS, STOPES, WINZES AND RAISES LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHWEST STRIKING KELLY-GRAPHIC FAULT ZONE.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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