Uncle John Prospect

The Uncle John Prospect is a zinc and lead mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,201 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: Uncle John Prospect
Secondary: Lead Bullion Prospect 1917
Secondary: Gimey Prospect 1919
Secondary: Complex Prospect 1930

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon Mountains Area: Big Dry Creek

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Ivan Milburn And Joe Salars
Home Office: Silver City, N.M.
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: Lloyd Grant
Home Office: Santa Rita, N.M.
Years: 1948 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1884
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 AND SHOOTS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.44 % TO 9.90 % PB
Analytical Data: SIX SAMPLES RANGED FROM
Analytical Data: LESS THAN 0.03 % TO 0.72 % CD.
Analytical Data: 0.60 TO 3.94 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 0.15 % TO 0.76 % CU
Analytical Data: 0.30 % TO 9.01 % ZN

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM USGS BULL 1451, P. 130.

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF BIG DRY CREEK ABOUT 0.5 MILES UPSTREAM FROM JOHNSON CABIN AS SHOWN ON USGS MAP I-886. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF AN ADIT, A DRIFT, A SHAFT AND A SMALL OPENCUT.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN PODS AND FAULT GOUGE FROM 1 IN. TO 24 IN. THICK ALONG NORTHWEST-STRIKING FRACTURES.

References

Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MAP I-886

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 130, FIG. 39F

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