Bi-Metallic Mine 1920's

The Bi-Metallic Mine 1920's is a silver, lead, copper, and gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Bi-Metallic Mine 1920's  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 32.84111, -107.66806

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Bi-Metallic Mine 1920's MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bi-Metallic Mine 1920's
Secondary: Toggery Mine 1977: Claims
Secondary: Midnight
Secondary: Wausa
Secondary: Argus


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Tierra Blanca District


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: Standard Metal Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1930 -

Owner Name: Bi-Metallic Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1920 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Numerous Faults Trend Northeast


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FLAT-LYING REPLACEMENTS IN LIMESTONE AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT ORE WAS FOUND THROUGH A DISTANCE OF 400 FT. AND A WIDTH OF 22 FT. 25 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF A 90 FT. SHAFT, A 135 FT. SHAFT, A 60 FT. TUNNEL, AN 80 FT. TUNNEL AND A 373 FT. TUNNEL.

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST FLANK OF TIERRA BLANCA MOUNTAIN AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.


References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 105-110

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B


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