The Bottom Dollar Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Santa Fe county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,319 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 35.49722, -106.13556
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Bottom Dollar Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bottom Dollar Mine
Secondary: Patented Claim: Cash Entry
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Santa Fe
District: Cerrillos 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
Owner Name: Western Development Co.
Home Office: Santa Fe, N.M.
Years: 1955 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Year Last Production: 1944
Discovery Year: 1875
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Faults And Shear Zones
Type: L
Description: An 8 To 13-Foot Wide Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE SHAFT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Deposit): THE ORE OCCURS IN FOUR VEINS THAT BEAR S 20 W AND DIP 80-85 W. THE MAIN SHAFT ON THE BOTTOM DOLLAR VEIN FOLLOWS A MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE THAT RANGES FROM 8 TO 13 FEET IN WIDTH. AT A DEPTH OF 25 FEET, A VEIN OF HIGH GRADE ORE IS FOUND IN THE SHEAR ZONE WHICH CONTINUES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT, VARYING IN WIDTH FROM 12 TO 38 INCHES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 175-FT SHAFT THAT FOLLOWS THE VEIN ON A DIP OF 85 DEGREES WEST. ON THE 150-FOOT LEVEL IS A DRIFT 35 FEET NORTH AND 25 FEET SOUTH ON THE VEIN. THERE IS A 60-FT PIT 350 FEET SOUTH AND A 40-FT PIT 400 FEET NORTH OF THE SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): THIS IS THE ONLY MINE IN THE AREA THAT OCCURS IN ANDESITE RATHER THAN MONZONITE.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W, L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 163-167
Reference (Deposit): DISBROW, A.E., AND STOLL, W.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 48, P. 55
Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 30-33
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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