| Deposit ID | 10012338 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007908 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Linchburg Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lynchberg Mine: Claims, Linchburg Nos. 1 To 10 Patented In 1914. |
| Related records | 10127198 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.18782, 34.07259 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2713 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17 MILES N 85 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Salado(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 003S | 003W | 06 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hedenbergite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Linchburg Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Linchburg Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group |
| Rock description | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group |
| (1) | -107.18782, 34.07259 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Linchburg Fault Zone And Young America Fault Trend North-South. |
| General form | PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. Patten |
| Home office | P.O. Box 296, Bayard, N.M. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Zinc Co. |
| Home office | 160 Front St., New York, N.Y. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007908 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258
LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 135-139
TITLEY, S.R., 1959 NMGS GUIDEBOOK TENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 144-148
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT COVERED BY CLAIMS TOTALING ABOUT 230 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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