Illinois Mine 1880's

Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011599
MRDS ID D006629
Record type Site
Current site name Illinois Mine 1880's
Alternate or previous names Claim Patented In 1887, Illinois
Related records 10175027

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.72338, 32.91761 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 32 MILES S 63 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 016S 009W 13 N2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF KINGSTON ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MIDDLE PERCHA CREEK AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorargyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
    Rock description Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.72338, 32.91761

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N 25 To 30 W Striking Ladrone Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized Beneath Impermeable Shale.

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

Mining district

District name Kingston District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Illinois Silver Mining And Milling Co.
    First year 1890

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 54.25M
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1880'S CONSISTED OF A 50 FT. SHAFT WITH ABOUT 50 FT. OF DRIFTING AND AN 80 FT. TUNNEL WITH 48 FT. OF DRIFTING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S
Deposit DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINS AND BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN DOLOMITE BENEATH IMPERMEABLE SHALE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 452 COVERING 15.76 ACRES.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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