The Comstock Mine 1880's is a silver and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.93472, -107.71944
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Comstock Mine 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Comstock Mine 1880's
Secondary: Canfield Tunnel: Patented Claim In 1893 Comstock
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston District
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Anne Bucher
Years: 1961 -
Owner Name: Haile Mines Inc.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1941
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Deposits Occur Near Dolomite-Shale Contact And Near Monzonite Sill.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Dolomite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 26.5% MN
Analytical Data: ANALYSES AVERAGE 3.7 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Rhodonite
Gangue: Rhodochrosite
Comments
Comment (Workings): PRINCIPAL WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1950 CONSISTED OF THE CANFIELD TUNNEL 500 FT IN LENGTH, NUMEROUS SHALLOW SHAFTS, SEVERAL SHORT TUNNELS, RAISES, WINZES AND STOPES.
Comment (Geology): FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FRACTURE FILLINGS, WALL ROCK REPLACEMENTS AND IRREGULAR BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN OR NEAR FAULT ZONES AND ALONG GENTLY FOLDED BEDDING PLANES BELOW AN IMPERMEABLE SHALE. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NO. 465-A COVERING 12.01 ACRES.
Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM L.L. FARNHAM, 1961 P. 104
Comment (Location): CLAIM IS LOCATED ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGSTON IN PICKET SPRING CANYON.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): 5) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC 8030, P.102-104
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P.269, PLATE XXI
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