San Andres Lead Mine

The San Andres Lead Mine is a barium-barite and lead mine located in Dona Ana county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,151 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: San Andres Lead Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Dona Ana

Elevation: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)

Commodity: Barium-Barite, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.73667, -106.56806

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San Andres Lead Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: San Andres Lead Mine


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Lead


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Dona Ana
District: San Andres Canyon District: San Andres Mountains; Lead Camp Canyon Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: White Sands Missile Range

Owner Name: Victoria Mining And Smelting Co.
Years: 1904 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Deposit Occurs As A Replacement Of Dolomite Adjacent To A N 15 W Striking Fault.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: DUNHAM, 1935, ESTIMATED THE GALENA CONTENT WOULD NOT EXCEED 3 %.


Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1935 CONSISTED OF SEVERAL OPENCUTS, AN INACCESSIBLE SHAFT AND A 400 FT. TUNNEL WITH A SHALLOW WINZE AND A SHORT CROSSCUT.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE LEAD MINE IN SECTION 18 AS SHOWN ON THE BEAR PEAK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): SEVEN UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1904.


References

Reference (Deposit): DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 255-257

Reference (Deposit): BACHMAN, G.O., AND MEYERS, D.A., 1963 USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-374

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, F.E., FILLO, P.V., AND BLOOM, P.A., 1964 NMBMMR CIRC 76, P. 13

Reference (Deposit): BACHMAN, G.O., AND MEYERS, D.A., 1969 USGS BULL 1271-C

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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