Hard Pan Mine

The Hard Pan Mine is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,299 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: Hard Pan Mine
Secondary: German Mine : Claim Patented In 1957
Secondary: Hard Pan

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Black Hawk District: Little Bear 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Dr. A. J. Kiser
Home Office: Colorado Springs, Co.
Years: 1964 -

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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

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

Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 2196 COVERING 20.66 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A SHAFT AND THREE ADITS. THE SHAFT AND THE UPPER ADIT WERE CAVED AND INACCESSIBLE.

References

Reference (Deposit): HEWITT, C.H., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 60, P. 114

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 157-158

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1264

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