Lion Mine

The Lion Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.

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

Name: Lion Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.77917, -108.12917

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Lion Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lion Mine
Secondary: Rapp No. 2


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Central District (Bayard District)


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1930
Time Period: -1930
Description: Cp_Grade: ^5.4% Pb, 0.7 Oz/Ton Ag
Year: 1930
Time Period: -1930
Description: Cp_Grade: ^21% Pb, 13% Zn, 3.5 Oz/Ton Ag


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1930
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

Type: L
Description: Slate Fault, Owl-Hobo Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Wulfenite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): CARBONATE ORE IS ARGENTIFEROUS

Comment (Deposit): VEINS ALONG THE SLATE FAULT, A FOOTWALL SPUR OF THE OWL-HOBO FAULT, THAT TRENDS ENE AND DIPS 70SE CUTTING THE CRETACEOUS COLORADO FORMATION AND A CRETACEOUS QUARTZ DIORITE SILL.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 32 M. DEEP WITH ABOUT 32 M. OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 134-135

Reference (Production): LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 134-135.


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