Volcano Group

The Volcano Group is a silver mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,381 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: Volcano Group  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 6,381 Feet (1,945 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 32.7856, -108.30690

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Volcano Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Volcano Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver


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
Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Stevens, C. Amory
Info Year: 1907


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): EXTENDS INTO SECTION 33,

Reference (Deposit): SURVEY NO. 1277; PATENTED

Reference (Deposit): INCLUDES VOLCANO, CHICAGO, CLOSE CALL, MAGGIE MC,

Reference (Deposit): SENATOR, MATTIE B., FAIRFAX AND CID GLORY CLAIMS

Reference (Deposit): ENTWISTLE, L.P. "THE CHLORIDE FLAT MINING DISTRICT,

Reference (Deposit): NEW MEXICO" M.S. THESIS, U. OF ARIZONA 1938 PP 90-91

Reference (Deposit): NMBM MINES INDEX


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