The Black Horse Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,600 Feet (3,231 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 36.61611, -105.19333
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Black Horse Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Horse Mine
Secondary: Black Horse Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Baldy District: Baldy Mountain Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Maxwell Land Grant
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1950
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS AND SHOOTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE OLD MINING CAMP OF BALDY ALONG A NORTHWEST TRENDING RIDGE SEPARATING UTE CREEK FROM BLACK HORSE CREEK. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Deposit): 3 CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF A 340 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, A 1700 FT. TUNNEL AND ABOUT 800 FT. OF DRIFTING.
Comment (Production): USGS PP 68 REPORTED THAT DURING A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF GOLD AND SILVER ORE WAS MILLED WITH A TOTAL VALUE ESTIMATED AT 27000 DOLLARS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 33-34
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 97-98
Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 66-75
Reference (Deposit): WANEK, A.A., AND OTHERS, 1964 USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-425
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