Brush Heap Mine

The Brush Heap Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,850 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Brush Heap Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.91556, -107.72222

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Brush Heap Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Brush Heap Mine
Secondary: Patented Claims: Brush Heap
Secondary: Andy Johnson
Secondary: Black Eyed Susan


Commodity

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


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: U. V. Industries (Sharon Steel) ( 20%), M.J. Moffitt (Estate) ( 20%), Rupert Chisholm (Estate)
Home Office: 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111

Owner Name: J. A. Mcdonald
Years: 1930 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1922
Discovery Year: 1880
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ladron Fault Trends N30w And Is Cut By Smaller Northeast Trending Fault. Paleozoic Sediments Were Slightly Folded Prior To Ore Deposition Forming Small Anticlines And Breccias Beneath Shale Where Replacement Deposits Formed.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Dolomite Sealed Vein For Later Ore Deposition.


Rocks

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FOUR GRAB SAMPLES ASSAYED 6.58 OZ AG/TON, 7.78 OZ AG/TON, 0.17 OZ AG/TON, AND 582.72 OZ AG/TON. GOLD WAS ABSENT IN ALL FOUR SAMPLES.


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Talc


Comments

Comment (Location): THE CLAIMS ARE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF A RIDGE SEPARATING LADRON GULCH AND MIDDLE PERCHA CREEK ABOUT A MILE WEST-NORTHWEST OF KINGSTON.

Comment (Production): THE ANDY JOHNSON/BRUSH HEAP MINE MAY HAVE PRODUCED AS MUCH AS 500000 OZ OF SILVER.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAVED AND INACCESSIBLE IN 1980. WORKINGS REPORTED IN ABOUT 1920 CONSISTED OF A 400 FT VERTICAL SHAFT, STOPES AND A 200 FT LONG ADIT. SURFACE WORKINGS INCLUDE SMALL PITS AND SHALLOW OPEN CUTS.

Comment (Geology): FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.

Comment (Commodity): SAMPLES CHOSEN TO REPRESENT DIFFERENT ROCK TYPES AND WERE COLLECTED FROM THE BRUSH HEAP MINE DUMP. SAMPLES COLLECTED AND ASSAYED BY NMBMMR.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG THE NORTHWEST TRENDING LADRON FAULT IN VEINS AND AS BEDDING REPLACEMENT NEAR THE DOLOMITE-SHALE CONTACT. 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, MINERAL SURVEY NOS. 798A, 798B AND 799, COVERING ABOUT 57 ACRES.


References

Reference (Production): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1975 USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 75-108, P.17

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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