Mine detail: Big Jap Mine

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Location: Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.86261, -107.74782
dep_id: 10011701
mrds_id: D006798
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Acanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Pyrite
ore_ctrl: Mineralized Solutions Filled Fractures And Replaced Favorable Bedding Layers.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Bliss Sandstone;El Paso Limestone
hrock_type: Sandstone,Limestone
arock_type: Rhyolite
References:
  • Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-
  • Production:: D.C. HEDLUND, 1977 SHEET 2
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