The Silver Dollar Mine is a silver mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 32.61444, -108.49611
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Silver Dollar Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Dollar Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Burro Mountains District: Road Canyon 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Marshall N. Kuykendall
Home Office: Lordsburg, N.M.
Years: 1960 -
Owner Name: Marshall N. Kuykendall
Home Office: Lordsburg, N.M.
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Deposits Occur Along A Northeast Striking Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF AN 160 FT. SHAFT WITH 300 FT. OF DRIFTS ON THE 100 FT. LEVEL AND ABOUT 50 FT. OF DRIFTS ON THE 150 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE SILVER DOLLAR MINE AS SHOWN ON THE BURRO PEAK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 65-66
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1040
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