The Black Colt Mine 1880's is a silver, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,149 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,149 Feet (2,179 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.93583, -107.71861
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Black Colt Mine 1880's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Colt Mine 1880's
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1891
Secondary: Black Colt
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston District
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Roy Tiery.
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1958 -
Owner Name: Great Western Minerals, Ltd.
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1885
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Northwest Striking Bullion Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Gangue: Alabandite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Rhodochrosite
Gangue: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN SHAFT. LOCATED AT THE HEAD OF PICKET SPRING CANYON AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Production): MANGANESE PRODUCTION IN 1952-53 WAS 753 LONG TONS AVERAGING 38 % MN; LATER PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1958 AMOUNTED TO 12 TONS AVERAGING 37.1 % MN.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST STRIKING FAULTS AND FRACTURES NEAR CONTACT OF LIMESTONE AND ANDESITE. 1 PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY 618 COVERS 13.3 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE LATE 1950'S CONSISTED OF A 200 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, AN INACCESSIBLE 80 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT AND AN OPENCUT ABOUT 40 FT. IN LENGTH BY 30 FT. IN WIDTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC 8030, P. 100-101
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): 5) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Production): L.L. FARNHAM, 1961 P. 100
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