Mogollon District

The Mogollon District is a silver and gold mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,601 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: Mogollon District
Secondary: District: Alma
Secondary: Cooney
Secondary: Glenwood
Secondary: Mogollon Mountains

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Iron

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon 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: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1879
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: NARROW, TABULAR, AND CONVERGE TOWARD INTRUSIVE

Structure

Type: R
Description: Ne-And Nw-Trending Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification-(Intermediate W/Chlorite, Epidote, Etc.)

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 6.94 OZ/TON AG)-1957
Analytical Data: (0.14 OZ/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Stromeyerite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 191-201

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39, P. 32-33.

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, D.B., 1920, TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL. 63, P. 289-310.

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1921, USGS BULL 715-L, P. 171-204

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, USGS BULL 787, 100 P.

Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O.H., 1938, USBM IC-6987, P. 14-41

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., RHODES, R.C., AND ERB, E.E., 1976, NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 5, P. 125-144

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1978, NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 7, P. 107-113

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): 1910 COMPILE LINDGREN

Reference (Deposit): 1947 DIREXPL BRADLEY MINING CO.-NO ORE

Reference (Production): N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87

Reference (Deposit): USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87, P. 139-149

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