The Bruff Mine is a gold mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 32.44667, -108.52639
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Bruff Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bruff Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Gold Hill District: Southern Burro Mountains
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION AS SHOWN ON USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1035.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1960'S CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHAFTS AND SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS.
Comment (Deposit): SOME PRODUCTION UNTIL 1940 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAPS
Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 72, P 122-123
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1035
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