Homestake-Tripp Mine

The Homestake-Tripp Mine is a gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,850 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Homestake-Tripp Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 5,850 Feet (1,783 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 32.98139, -107.53528

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Homestake-Tripp Mine

Homestake-Tripp Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Homestake-Tripp Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


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

Owner Name: El Oro Mines Co.
Years: 1930 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Discovery Year: 1885
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

Form: PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Type: L
Description: Vein Is Part Of A Radial System Of Veins Associated With Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Production): ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM 1877 TO 1931 AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 50000 DOLLARS.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS REPORTED TO RANGE FROM 2 FT. TO 8 FT. IN WIDTH AND TO BE EXPOSED ON THE SURFACE FOR ABOUT 800 FT. IN LENGTH.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF SHAFTS, TUNNELS AND MANY OPENCUTS BUT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE TOO UNSAFE TO ENTER ABANDONED UNDERGROUND WORKINGS.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.


References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 166

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

Reference (Production): G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 141


The Top Ten Gold Producing States

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.