New Years Gift

The New Years Gift is a gold mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.

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

Name: New Years Gift  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 32.51111, -108.38333

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Satelite image of the New Years Gift

New Years Gift MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: New Years Gift


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: White Signal District, Southern Burro Mnts.


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1914
Description: Ap_Grade: ^6-8% Cu


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Bismutite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TWO PARALLEL VEINS TRENDING E-W


References

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964, NMBMMR BULL. 83, P. 96-97


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