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Gypsy Mine

Past Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011744
MRDS ID D006856
Record type Site
Current site name Gypsy Mine
Related records 10199303

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.69532, 32.94372 (WGS84)
Elevation 1966
Relative position ABOUT 30 MILES S65W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kingston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caballo(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 016S 008W 5 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • MAIN ENTRANCE IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF KINGSTON IN SAWPIT CANYON NEAR MUD SPRING.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
    Rock description Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.69532, 32.94372
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Deposits Occur Near Or Along A Fault Striking N 10 W.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rising From A Shallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Faults And Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kingston District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • PAST PRODUCTION VALUE, PRINCIPALLY IN SILVER, AMOUNTS TO 200000 DOLLARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF SHALLOW SHAFTS AND SHORT DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.104

  • Deposit

    HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

  • Production

    HARLEY, 1934 P.104

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS OR IRREGULAR BEDDING REPLACEMENTS ALONG A FAULT STRIKING N 10 W.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

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