The Little Baldy Tunnel is a lead, zinc, copper, and silver mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,101 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,101 Feet (2,774 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.04722, -107.17750
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Little Baldy Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Baldy Tunnel
Secondary: Baldy Tunnel
Secondary: North Baldy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon 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: Minerex, Inc.
Home Office: P.O. Box 1483, Winter Park, Florida 32789
Years: 1979 -
Owner Name: Capitan Resources, Inc.
Home Office: P.O.Box 11788, Albuquerque, N.M. 87192
Years: 1979 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: PODS AND SHOOTS
Structure
Type: L
Description: North Fork Canyon Fault Strikes Northwest Near The Little Baldy Tunnel.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Garnetization And Silicification.
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978, P.121, REPORTED THAT CONDITIONS MAY BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN THE KELLY OR MADERA LIMESTONES ALONG NORTH FORK CANYON FAULT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 1200 FT. TUNNEL WITH TWO SHORT CROSSCUTS AND A SMALL STOPED AREA.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF NORTH BALDY PEAK AT AN ELEVATION OF 9100 FT..
References
Reference (Deposit): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 162 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): NEW MEXICO STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1979 NEW REGISTRATIONS
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): KREWEDL, D.A., 1974 NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 127
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 46-48
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