Section 35 Prospect

The Section 35 Prospect is a lead and zinc mine located in Luna county, New Mexico.

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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: Section 35 Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Luna

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 31.91111, -107.72722

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Section 35 Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Section 35 Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Luna


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


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: Sericitization, Kaolinization, Pyritization


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Kaolinite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 465 FT DRILL HOLE LOCATED ON UNECONOMIC PYRITIZED ZONE BETWEEN 130 AND 240 FT.

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS (1937).


References

Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 157 P


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