Jvb Claims

The Jvb Claims is a manganese mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,276 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: Jvb Claims

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

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

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

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Joe Gianero
Years: 1958 -

Owner Name: E. R. Wright
Years: 1958 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1958
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: Mineralization Occurs In Seams And Stringers Along A N 30 W Striking Shear Zone.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Production): ABOUT 3000 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED 55 LONG TONS OF CONCENTRATES AVERAGING 40.1% MN.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY AN OPENCUT ABOUT 250 FT. LONG, 30 FT. TO 75 FT. WIDE AND UP TO 20 FT. DEEP.

References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 163

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): OSBURN, G.R., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-113, 159 PAGES, 1 PLATE

Reference (Production): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, P. 163

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