The Trimmer Mine is a lead, silver, and copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,456 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,456 Feet (1,663 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.46833, -108.28833
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Trimmer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trimmer Mine
Secondary: Mose Trimmer Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: White Signal District: White Rock Canyon 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: W. A. Trimmer
Home Office: Oakland, Ca.
Years: 1960 -
Owner Name: W. A. Trimmer
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: L
Description: The Vein Terminates To The Southwest Along The Contact With The Northwest Striking Taylor Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE SHAFT OF THE TRIMMER MINE AS SHOWN ON THE WERNEY HILL TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A 200 FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND A SMALLER, FLOODED SHAFT ABOUT 900 FT. SOUTHEAST OF THE MAIN SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL MAPS
Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WESTERN GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 83, P 134
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1038
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