Republic Mine

The Republic Mine is a zinc mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Republic Mine
Secondary: Includes: Republic No. 1 and No. 2 Prior To 1920

Commodity

Primary: Zinc

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Fierro-Hanover District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Empire Zinc Co.
Home Office: New York, N.Y.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF LAKE VALLEY LIMESTONE AT SOUTHEAST MARGIN OF FIERRO-HANOVER STOCK

Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND ADITS

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION AFTER 1920 LUMPED IN WITH EMPIRE ZINC MINES. PRODUCTION RECORDS PRIOR TO 1920 ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PROBABLY A MAJOR PRODUCER PRIOR TO 1920

Comment (Development): ACQUIRED BY EMPIRE ZINC IN 1920

References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, W. R., AND HERNON, R. M., 1973, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE PB 214, 371, P. 3.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E. C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL. 39, P. 54.

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