The Black Peak Mine Pre 1900 is a copper and gold mine located in Sierra 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: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 32.95917, -107.52972
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Black Peak Mine Pre 1900 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Peak Mine Pre 1900
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Located Near The Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitized Andesite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HILLSBORO, N.M. NEAR THE TOP OF BLACK PEAK.
Comment (Workings): OLD WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF TUNNELS AND SHAFTS.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.
References
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 158
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