Wagon Wheel Group

The Wagon Wheel Group is a copper, zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,749 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: Wagon Wheel Group

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Ben Brown
Years: 1947 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs In A Brecciated Area Near The Intersection Of The Northern Magdalena Range Bounding Fault And An East - Trending Fault.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON A SMALL HILL ABOUT 0.5 MILES DUE WEST OF THE STROZZI RANCH.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1940'S CONSISTED OF NUMBEROUS SHALLOW SHAFTS, PROSPECT PITS AND A SHORT ADIT.

References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): SUMNER, W., 1981 NMBMMR OFR-135, 151 PAGES

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