Hardscrabble Mine

The Hardscrabble Mine is a zinc, lead, and copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,799 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: Hardscrabble Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 34.11333, -107.19639

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Hardscrabble Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hardscrabble Mine
Secondary: Claims Patented In 1880's
Secondary: Hardscrabble
Secondary: Belcher


Commodity

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


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena 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

Owner Name: Ian Mactavish
Home Office: Magdalena, N.M.
Years: 1958 -

Owner Name: Fermin Garro
Home Office: Socorro, N.M.
Years: 1956 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1880
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Hardscrabble Fault Strikes N 30 E And Forms The Eastern Boundary Of A Large Limestone Inclusion In The Anchor Canyon Stock.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ore Deposits Occur In And Adjacent To A Highly Metamorphozed Limestone Inclusion.


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcanthite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): GEODETIC, UTM AND CADASTRAL LOCATIONS ARE FOR THE HARDSCRABBLE MINE SHOWN ON THE MAGDALENA TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS COVERING 31.8 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1916 CONSISTED OF ONE VERTICAL SHAFT ABOUT 135 FT. DEEP, 3 TUNNELS, SMALL STOPES AND SHALLOW WINZES.


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258

Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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