New Era Mine 1880's

The New Era Mine 1880's is a silver and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,300 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: New Era Mine 1880's
Secondary: New Era Group: Patented Claims
Secondary: New Era
Secondary: Lucky Lode

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Black Range District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Ferguson, T. R.
Home Office: Winston, N.M.
Years: 1947 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1947
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 161 OZ TO 256 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: HIGH GRADE HAND SORTED ORE GAVE ABOUT 17 % CU

Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN IS REPORTED TO AVERAGE ABOUT 5 FT. IN WIDTH. TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1236 COVERING 37.873 ACRES.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Commodity): GENERAL ANALYTICAL DATA FROM LINDGREN AND OTHERS, 1910 P. 266

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE EAST FLANK OF THE BLACK RANGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHLORIDE CREEK IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Production): APPROXIMATE VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM 1880 TO 1932 IS REPORTED TO AMOUNT TO 15000 DOLLARS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1910 CONSISTED OF A VERTICAL SHAFT 350 FT. DEEP WITH DRIFT LEVELS AT 90 FT., 140 FT., 200 FT. AND 350 FT. ORIGINAL MINERAL SURVEY PLAT, 1905, SHOWS A 200 FT. TUNNEL, A 100 FT. TUNNEL AND A 75 FT. TUNNEL.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-266

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-90

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Production): G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78

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