The Harrison is a silver and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,443 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,443 Feet (1,659 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.7236, -107.56670
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Harrison MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Harrison
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Bunkhouse
Secondary: Sierra Bella
Secondary: Emporia Incline
Secondary: Strieby
Secondary: Bella Chute
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Fisher Estate
Home Office: Illinois
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): JICHA H L 1954 NMBM BULL 37 P68
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY G T 1934 NMBM BULL 10 P182
Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION ABOUT 1000000 02 SILVER TO 1934
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