Modoc Mine

The Modoc Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Dona Ana county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,348 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: Modoc Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Dona Ana

Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.34389, -106.57944

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Modoc Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Modoc Mine
Secondary: Modoc Group
Secondary: Claims Patented In 1905, Pacific Republic
Secondary: Wall Street B 28
Secondary: Millsite No. 1


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Dona Ana
District: Organ District: Organ Mountains: Fillmore Canyon Area


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Modoc Mining Co.
Years: 1900 -

Owner Name: Aztec Copper Co.
Years: 1917 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1855
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: The Modoc Fault Zone Strikes North-South And Dips Steeply East.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Production): DUNHAM, 1935, REPORTED THAT SOME ESTIMATES PLACE THE PRODUCTION VALUE OF LEAD-SILVER ORE AS HIGH AS 200000 DOLLARS.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ADIT OF THE MODOC MINE AS SHOWN ON THE ORGAN PEAK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1850'S

Comment (Deposit): TWO PATENTED CLAIMS AND A MILLSITE, MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1101, COVERING 46.32 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINED TUNNEL AND A VERTICAL SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-213

Reference (Deposit): DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 228-229

Reference (Deposit): SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90


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