The Buffalo Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,200 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,200 Feet (3,109 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.67778, -105.41583
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Buffalo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buffalo Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District: Black Mountain 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: Buffalo New Mexico Mines Co.
Years: 1930 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1929
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ore Shoot Occurs At The Intersection Of The East-West Shear And 20ne Striking Shear.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 7.71 OZ AG/TON.
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE OF ORE ON THE DUMP ASSAYED,0.09 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE BUFFALO MINE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 86
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A 322 FT. SHAFT WITH SEVERAL LEVELS, THE BUFFALO TUNNEL WHICH WAS A 3500 FT DRAINAGE ADIT, THE BLUE ROCK TUNNEL AND DRIFTS DRIVEN FROM THE SHAFT. ADITS AND SHAFT WERE REPORTED CAVED IN 1960.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 87
Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 28-29
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 85-87
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 115, MAP 2, PLATE 1
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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