Mine detail: Magdalena District

Previously called 'Magdalena MountainsMagdalena-KellyEast MagdalenaPueblo'

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Location

Lat / long: 34.08679, -107.2014

Resource(B)

Primary: Lead, Zinc
Secondary: Gold, Silver, Copper
Tertiary: Vanadium, Manganese, Barium-Barite
Discovery year: 1866

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: REPLACEMENT
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1866
Last production ended: 1968

Geology

Structure:MAGDALENA UPLIFT; SEVERAL FAULTS AND FAULT ZONES

References

MRDSK003377
DEP60000901
Reference{Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.}{Deposit:: LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MAGDALENA MINING DISTRICT, NEW MEXICO: USGS PROF. PAPER 200, 168 P.}{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 241-258}{Deposit:: LASKY, S.G., 1932, NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 33-35}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 135-139}{Deposit:: TITLEY, S.R., 1959, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 10TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 144-148.}{Deposit:: BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978, NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 P.}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}{Deposit:: USGS, ET AL., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 143, 159, 167}