Virginia Mine 1880's

Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107964
MRDS ID D006816
Record type Site
Current site name Virginia Mine 1880's
Alternate or previous names Patented Claim, Virginia 1892: North Percha Camp
Related records 10198718

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.74366, 32.97789 (WGS84)
Elevation 2111
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 30 MILES S 70 W 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 015S 009W 26,27 NW (26); NE (27) New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE NORTH PERCHA CREEK WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorargyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.74366, 32.97789

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Major Fault Strikes North And Minor Faults Trend Northeast And Northwest.

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Fault Zone And Localized In Fissures.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Year of first production 1885
Year of last production 1941

Mining district

District name Kingston District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner George Herne Mining Co.
    First year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner John R. Thompson
    First year 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF 200 FT. OF DRIFTS, 200 FT. OF RAISES, A 300 FT. TUNNEL AND PARTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO A DEPTH OF 120 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FAULT-FISSURE VEIN RANGING FROM 4 FT. TO 5 FT. WIDE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 833 COVERING 9.57 ACRES.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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