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
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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