The Gillespie Mine is a silver mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,299 feet.
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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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 31.63639, -108.67667
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Gillespie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gillespie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: Red Hill 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1885
Discovery Year: 1880
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE WALNUT WELLS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO INACCESSIBLE SHAFTS AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ZELLER, R.A., JR., AND ALPER, A.M., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 84, P. 88-89, PLATE 1
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