Shingle Canyon Mines

The Shingle Canyon Mines is a zinc and lead mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,850 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: Shingle Canyon Mines
Secondary: Barringer Mine, Maggie Mine, Shingle Canyon Mine: Maggie Group,
Secondary: Bell and Fletcher Group, March No. 3 Group: Patented Claims
Secondary: Maggie
Secondary: Maggie No. 2
Secondary: Jack Mcgee
Secondary: San Pedro
Secondary: Minerva
Secondary: Copper Peak
Secondary: Copper Peak Extension
Secondary: Good Hope
Secondary: Smuggler
Secondary: Jackie
Secondary: March No. 3
Secondary: March No. 2
Secondary: Annex

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Fierro-Hanover District; Central 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: U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co.; U.V. Industries
Years: 1945 - 1979

Owner Name: Shingle Canyon Mining Corp.
Years: 1939 - 1945

Production

Year: 1945
Time Period: 1939-1945
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.003 Opt Au, 0.42 Opt Ag, 0.09% Cu, 2.43% Pb, 9.81% Zn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1955
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

Model Name: Skarn Zn-Pb

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Deposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Barringer Fault.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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

Comments

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF LIMY MUDSTONE AND LIMESTONE-PEBBLE CONGLOMERATE IN PERMIAN ABO FORMATION IN FOOTWALL OF BARRINGER FAULT, NORTHEAST OF FIERRO-HANOVER STOCK. THIRTEEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 1317, 2094, 2101 AND 2197 COVERING ABOUT 200 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1947 CONSISTED OF A 200 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, AN INCLINED SHAFT, SEVERAL SMALL SHAFTS AND AN ADIT.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM RECORD D011696 BY RON WORL WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE SHINGLE CANYON MINE AS SHOWN ON THE SANTA RITA TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 58-59

Reference (Deposit): HERNON, R. M., JONES, W. R., AND MOORE, S. L., 1964 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-306

Reference (Deposit): JONES, W. R., HERNON, R. M., AND MOORE, S. L., 1967 USGS PP 555, 144 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HILLESLAND, L.L., ET.AL., 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: COBRE MINING CO., UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 22 P.

Reference (Production): HILLESLAND, ET. AL. (1994) P. 2

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