Virginia Mine

The Virginia Mine is a copper mine located in Otero county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,961 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: Virginia Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Otero
District: Tularosa District

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: Tularosa Copper Co.
Years: 1917 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Year Last Production: 1917
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: Sacramento Section

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE MESCALERO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE .

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1956 CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS UP TO 100 FT. DEEP AND AN OPEN PIT 120 FT. LONG BY 60 FT. WIDE AND 35 FT. DEEP.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 1 87-190

Reference (Deposit): SOULE, J.H., 1956 USBM IC-7740, P.68-69

Reference (Deposit): OTTE, C., JR., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 50, PLATE 3

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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