Full Moon Mine

The Full Moon Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,033 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

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Site Name

Primary: Full Moon Mine
Secondary: Woodward Property

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Burro Mountains District: Little Burro Mountains 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: C. S. Woodward
Years: 1958 -

Owner Name: L. Yacomo And M. Fuller
Years: 1947 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1947
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: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION SHOWN ON USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1037.

Comment (Production): MINE WAS IDLE IN 1945 AND 1946.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A 40 FT. SHAFT, A 125 FT. SHAFT WITH A 100 FT. DRIFT, AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW PITS.

References

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1037

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 110-111

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