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New Mexico · Luna County
Past Producer

Virginia Claim

Luna County, New Mexico, United States
Lead Silver
USGS source ↗

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeSmall
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.

Materials

Ore mineralsAnglesite

Geology

Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer
First production1885

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References

LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 292GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 80

Identification

Deposit ID10009981
MRDS IDD003309
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.17819, -108.08033
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.