The Neglected Mine is a copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.545, -108.44222
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Neglected Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Neglected Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Bismuth
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Burro Mountains District: Southern Burro Mountains Area
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Russell
Home Office: Tyrone, N.M.
Years: 1960 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
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: Deposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Sprouse-Copeland Fault.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Deposits Occur In A Topographically Prominent, Silicified Zone.
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bismutite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Development): PINOS ALTOS MINING CO. CONDUCTED A MINOR AMOUNT OF DRILLING IN 1948. CHARLES RUSSELL AND ASSOCIATES DEWATERED A SHAFT AND SAMPLED THE 150 FT. LEVEL IN 1963.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS OF THE NEGLECTED MINE AS SHOWN ON THE BURRO PEAK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A SILICIFIED ZONE RANGING FROM 8 FT. TO 30 FT. IN THICKNESS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A 314 FT. ADIT, THREE SHAFTS WITH ABOUT 385 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, A SHALLOW WINZE AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 77-78
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1040
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 323-324
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