The Gold Bar Group is a lead, zinc, silver, and copper mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,500 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.24694, -108.72611
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Gold Bar Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bar Group
Secondary: Claims Patented In 1952
Secondary: Gold Bar Nos. 1,2 and 3
Secondary: Look Off No.1
Secondary: Queens Crown No. 2
Secondary: Margaret Stewart: Unpatented Claims
Secondary: Gold Bar Nos. 4 and 5
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon Mountains Area: Wilcox District: Little Dry Creek 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Anne Frymire
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mineralized Faults Strike Northwest To Northeast.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 16 SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE GOLD BAR GROUP WERE ANALYZED FOR UP TO 30 ELEMENTS AND THE RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED IN USGS BULL 1451, P. 212-213.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR USMM NO.3 AS SHOWN ON THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST MAP AND LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PATENTED CLAIMS. USMM NO.3 IS INCORRECTLY LOCATED ON GROUSE MOUNTAIN TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE, ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF THE CORRECT LOCATION. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF NUMEROUS SHORT ADITS AND SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS.
Comment (Deposit): SIX PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 2140 AND TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MAP I-886
Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 141-146, P. 212-213, FIG. 38
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