Independence Mine

The Independence Mine is a silver and zinc mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: Independence Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Catron

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 33.25639, -108.76056

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Independence Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Independence Mine
Secondary: Seminole Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon Mountains Area: Big Dry Creek Area


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Dan Watkins
Home Office: Cliff, N.M.
Years: 1970 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ADIT OF THE INDEPENDENCE MINE AS SHOWN ON THE HOLT MOUNTAIN TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1979 TO CONSIST OF A 350 FT. ADIT, A 100 FT. ADIT, A 50 FT. ADIT, A SMALL TRENCH AND A SHALLOW OPEN CUT.


References

Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MAP I-886

Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1976 USGS BULL 1451, P. 125-126, P. 206


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