Alabama Mine

The Alabama Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,125 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Alabama Mine
Secondary: Alabama Group: Claims
Secondary: Alabama
Secondary: Alabama No. 2
Secondary: Duluth
Secondary: Gold Spike Nos. 1,2 and 3
Secondary: Jim Crow No. 2
Secondary: Homestake No. 2
Secondary: Grand Central Tunnel Site

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Steeple Rock District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Torreroca Mining Co.
Home Office: Duluth, Minn.
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: L. H. Foster And L. H. Rogers
Home Office: Duncan, Ariz.
Years: 1951 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1951
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE STEEPLE ROCK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEARS WERE 1936, 1937, 1938, 1950, AND 1951.

Comment (Deposit): SEVEN CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1624 COVERING 139.493 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): THE MAIN WORKINGS WERE REPORTED IN 1915 TO CONSIST OF ABOUT 1200 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS. THE MAIN SHAFT IS ABOUT 300 FT. DEEP AND INCLINED 80 DEGREES WEST.

References

Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, 29 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-15

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 195

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