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Junction Mine

Past Producer in Lincoln county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Iron, Barium-Barite
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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. Mineral occurrence model 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. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014970
MRDS ID DAV0067
Record type Site
Current site name Junction Mine
Related records 10295833

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.92778, 33.54816 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cub Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
9S 11E 8 NW4 OF NW4 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREAAPPROXIMATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Iron Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Sierra Blanca
    Rock description Sierra Blanca

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.92778, 33.54816
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Rio Grande Rift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lincoln County Porphyry Belt

Ore body information

  • General form SHEAR ZONE
    Strike N70W
    Dip 60N
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • E-W Dikes

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHAFTS WERE SUNK ON A SLIGHTLY SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE IN ANDESITE. SEVERAL QUARTZ AND IRON OXIDE STRINGERS AND SOME CU STAINING WERE SEEN NEAR THE SHAFTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1934
Discoverer L.G. Connelly

Mining district

District name Schelerville

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner L. G. Connelly ; F. S. Hall .
    First year 1934

Comments on the workings information

  • CLAIMS WERE ORIGINALLY STAKED IN 1934 BY L.G. CONNELLY AND RESTAKED IN 1953 BY F.S. HALL. CONNELLY SPENT ABOUT $15,000 BETWEEN 1934-35 IN DEVELOPMENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN 1934 AND 1935. THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION IS UNKNOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1992 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

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