Wager Canyon Prospects

The Wager Canyon Prospects is a gold and silver mine located in Dona Ana 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: Wager Canyon Prospects  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Dona Ana

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.48917, -106.82167

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Wager Canyon Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wager Canyon Prospects
Secondary: Includes Several Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Dona Ana


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2 SAMPLES AVERAGED 13 OZ/ST AU, 1,675 OZ/ST AG.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION ALONG RHYOLITE DIKE, HIGHLY SILICIFIED, ONLY 150 FT LENGTH IS ALTERED AND FEW FT OUT FROM THE DIKE ALTERED.

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY ANIMAL SCIENCE RANCH.


References

Reference (Deposit): SEAGER, W.R., KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., AND HAWLEY, J.W., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE DONA ANA MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 147, 36 P.

Reference (Deposit): DUNHAM, K.C., 1935, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS -- WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES, STATE BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 11, 272 P.


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