The Merrimac Mine is a mine located in Dona Ana county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,489 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
Elevation: 5,489 Feet (1,673 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 32.4553, -106.57250
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Merrimac Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Merrimac Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Dona Ana
District: Organ
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1882
Discovery Year: 1882
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
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TIN OCCURS AS STANNITE AND ONLY AS A MINOR OCCURRENCE. REFERENCE TO 070: SPHALERITE MOST COMMON MINERAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHOOL OF MINES BULL. 11, PP. 100-101, 129-130, AND 189-190
Reference (Deposit): DUNHAM, CHARLES, 1935, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ORGAN MTNS: NEW ME
Reference (Deposit): UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS 665 PP.
Reference (Deposit): NORTHRUP, S. A., 1959, MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO, REVISED ED:
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