Republic Mine

The Republic Mine is a iron and zinc mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,703 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

Name: Republic Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 6,703 Feet (2,043 Meters)

Commodity: Iron, Zinc

Lat, Long: 32.8319, -108.08190

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Republic Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Republic Mine
Secondary: Republic Iron


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant


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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co.; U.V. Industries
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1947

Owner Name: Empire Zinc Co
Info Year: 1930


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY V C GEOL & ECONOMICS OF NM IRON-ORE DEPOSITS 1949

Reference (Deposit): EXTENDS INTO SECTION 21

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES INDEX

Reference (Deposit): CONNECTS WITH UNION HILL MINE

Reference (Deposit): PART OF UNION HILL MINE


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