The Black Bird Prospect 1930 is a manganese mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.92861, -107.35306
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Black Bird Prospect 1930 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Bird Prospect 1930
Secondary: Original Claims
Secondary: Black Bird Nos. 1 and 2: Known As the Burris Mine Or Burris
Secondary: Prospect In the Late 1950's: Claims. Burris Mine Nos. 1 To 3
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Edward W. Burris
Home Office: San Antonio, N.M.
Years: 1959 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1930
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: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BEST ORE MATERIAL ASSASYED 11.8 % MN.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF 2 SHALLOW PITS.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE MAGDALENA MOUNTAINS AREA.
Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT ONE-QUARTER MILE S 42 E FROM THE QUARTER SECTION CORNER OF SECTIONS 27 AND 28.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OF LOW-GRADE MANGANIFEROUS CALCITE OCCUR ALONG A NORTHWEST-STRIKING BRECCIATED FRACTURE ZONE. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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