The Silver Hill Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.84417, -108.24500
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Silver Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Hill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Pinos Altos District
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: Silver Hill Mine Corp.
Home Office: Pinos Altos, N. M.
Years: 1940 -
Owner Name: C. B. Morrill
Home Office: Silver City, N. M.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Year: 1943
Time Period: 1914 To 1943
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Average Ore Grade 0.61% Cu.
Year: 1943
Time Period: 1914 To 1943
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Average Ore Grade 4.49% Pb.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1943
Discovery Year: 1865
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1860'S
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON USGS GEOLOGIC MAP GQ-865.
Comment (Production): ACCURATE PRODUCTION YEARS WERE 1914 TO 1916, 1932, 1934, 1936 TO 1941 AND 1943.
Comment (Deposit): ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM COVERING ABOUT 20 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1948 CONSISTED OF TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS, A 550 FT. ADIT, A 150 FT. WINZE AND ABOUT 350 FT. OF DRIFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUSH, F. V., 1915 MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, VOL 42, NO 4, P. 165-167
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 70-71
Reference (Deposit): JONES, W. R., MOORE, S. L., AND PRATT, W. P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-865
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Production): AGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
