Virginia Mine 1880's

The Virginia Mine 1880's is a copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,926 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Virginia Mine 1880's
Secondary: Patented Claim
Secondary: Virginia 1892: North Percha Camp

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: John R. Thompson
Years: 1974 -

Owner Name: George Herne Mining Co.
Years: 1974 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1885
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

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Major Fault Strikes North And Minor Faults Trend Northeast And Northwest.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF 200 FT. OF DRIFTS, 200 FT. OF RAISES, A 300 FT. TUNNEL AND PARTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO A DEPTH OF 120 FT.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE NORTH PERCHA CREEK WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Deposit): FAULT-FISSURE VEIN RANGING FROM 4 FT. TO 5 FT. WIDE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 833 COVERING 9.57 ACRES.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270

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

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