American Flag and Flagstaff Mines 1880's

The American Flag and Flagstaff Mines 1880's is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: American Flag and Flagstaff Mines 1880's  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 33.15167, -107.72056

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American Flag and Flagstaff Mines 1880's MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: American Flag and Flagstaff Mines 1880's
Secondary: Claims Patented In 1890 and 1891
Secondary: American Flag
Secondary: Flagstaff


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hermosa (Palomas) 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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Nourse, William D. And Lanning, W. H.
Years: 1890 -

Owner Name: Ross, T. G.
Home Office: Hermosa, N.M.
Years: 1916 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1916
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 Along Bullfrog Fault Which Strikes N 13 E.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Bromyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT 0.75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HERMOSA JUST EAST OF FLAG SPRING IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN IRREGULAR PODS AND SHOOTS BENEATH AN IMPERMEABLE SHALE LAYER AND ALONG THE BULLFROG FAULT. 2 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 382 AND 720 COVERING 12.001 ACRES AND 18.83 ACRES.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HERMOSA (PALOMAS) DISTRICT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1916 CONSISTED OF A 100 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, A 100 FT. ADIT AND 600 FT. OF DRIFTS.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S


References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 90-95, P. 97

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 266-268


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