Colombus Group

The Colombus Group is a gold and silver 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: Colombus Group  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 33.20194, -108.68944

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Colombus Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Colombus Group
Secondary: Includes Chance Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): LAT-LONG IS FOR CENTER OF SECTION.

Comment (Deposit): VEINS AND FRACTURES IN RHYOLITE DIKE MINERALIZED. THICKNESS RANGES FROM 0.33 TO 2 FT.

Comment (Workings): 200 FT ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., GASKILL, D.L., EATON, G.P., PETERSON, D.L., STOTELMEYER, R.B., AND MEEVES, H.C., 1979, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GILA PRIMITIVE AREA AND GILA WILDERNESS, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1451, 229 P


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