Papa Mine

The Papa Mine is a silver, gold, lead, and copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,901 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: Papa Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper

Location

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

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Sadie Pappa And Sons
Home Office: Magdalena, N.M.
Years: 1951 -

Owner Name: Sadie Pappa
Home Office: Magdalena, N.M.
Years: 1951 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1946
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: PODS AND SHOOTS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATIONS ARE FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PAPA MINE.

Comment (Deposit): ABOUT 10 CLAIMS PROBABLY NOT PATENTED.

References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): SUMNER, W., 1981 NMBMMR OFR-135, 151 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1977 NMBMMR OFR-43, 162 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES

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