The Bearup Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,751 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.40361, -108.83278
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Bearup Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bearup Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon Mountains Area: Mogollon District: Cooney 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: Bearup (Estate)
Years: 1947 -
Owner Name: Thomas Consolidated Mines, Inc.
Years: 1969 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1969
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE BEARUP MINE AS SHOWN ON THE MOGOLLON TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1938 CONSISTED OF ABOUT 3500 FT. OF HAULAGE LEVEL AND ANOTHER SHORTER LEVEL ABOUT 40 FT. ABOVE THE HAULAGE LEVEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1927 USGS BULL 787, 100 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 38
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