Ellis Canyon Prospect

The Ellis Canyon Prospect is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,999 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: Ellis Canyon Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead

Location

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Victor Pappa
Years: 1930 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: PODS AND SHOOTS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Aragonite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1932 CONSISTED OF A 250 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH SEVERAL SHORT DRIFTS AND A FEW PROSPECT ADITS.

References

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932, NMBMMR BULL 8, P.53-54

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