Mudpuppy-Waterdog Prospect

The Mudpuppy-Waterdog Prospect is a copper and gold mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,399 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: Mudpuppy-Waterdog Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 33.4825, -105.74111

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Mudpuppy-Waterdog Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mudpuppy-Waterdog Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tellurium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Nogal


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Lincoln County Porphyry Belt


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propyllitic-Argillic-Phyllic


Rocks

Name: Syenite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SURFACE GEOCHEMISTRY SHOWS HIGH VALUES OF 222 PPB AU, 0.60% CU, AND 3.2 PPM TE.


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): LIMITED SHALLOW DRILLING INDICATES INCREASED CU-AU VALUES AT DEPTH.

Comment (Geology): MAPPING HAS DELINEATED CONCENTRIC ZONES OF ALTERATION FROM PROPYLITIZED ANDESITE AND SYENITE (ON THE MARGINS OF THE HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM), TO ARGILLIC AND PHYLLIC HALOS.

Comment (Deposit): A ZONE OF INTENSE ALTERATION AND NNE-TRANDING FRACTURES IS SEEN. FULP AND WOODWARD (1991) PROPOSE THAT SILICA-LIMONITE BRECCIAS ARE ABOVE A LARGE-TONNAGE CU-AU PORPHYRY SYSTEM.


References

Reference (Deposit): FULP AND WOODWARD ,1991, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK, 42D FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 327-328


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