The Gila Mines is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.
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Mine Info
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Gila Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gila Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Pinos Altos District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1953-1954
Material type: ORE ACC
Description: Cp_Grade: ^6.7% Cu, 0.5% Zn, 0.01 Oz/Ton Au, 23.5 Oz/Ton Ag.
Year: 1937
Time Period: 1936-1937
Material type: ORE ACC
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.3% Cu, 1.4% Pb, 0.73 Oz/Ton Au, 5 Oz/Ton Ag.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1860
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Kaolin
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS
Comment (Production): SOME PRODUCTION BEFORE 1936 BUT AMOUNT UNKNOWN.
Comment (Development): DISCOVERED IN 1860 AS A AU PLACER. OLD SHAFTS REOPENED AND WORKED INTERMITTANTLY FROM 1936-1955.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS IN HORNBLENDE QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DMEA REPORTS (4546)
Reference (Production): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DMEA REPORTS (4546).
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