Vanadinite Mine

The Vanadinite Mine is a zinc, lead, and vanadium mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,049 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: Vanadinite Mine
Secondary: S.J. Macy Claim

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Vanadium
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Manganese

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: S. J. Macy
Years: 1910 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Dolomite

Rocks

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

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Cuprodescloizite
Ore: Descloizite
Ore: Pyrolusite

Comments

Comment (Geology): FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT

Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATION IS FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT NEAR THE HEAD OF CIMARRONCITO CREEK. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S

Comment (Location): JUST NORTH OF RIO PERCHA

Comment (Deposit): HIGHLY FRACTURED DOLOMITE NEAR CONTACT WITH SHALE CONTAINS VEINS AND BEDDING REPLACEMENT.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., AND OTHERS, 1910 USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P273, P275

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

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