The Silver Fox Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico.
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Mine Info
Silver Fox Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Fox Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: Fremont District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GALENA ORE: 20% PB, 15 OZ/ST AG.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 90 FT INCLINED SHAFT (1910).
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, 361 P
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