Grey Eagle Mine 1880's

The Grey Eagle Mine 1880's is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,949 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Grey Eagle Mine 1880's
Secondary: Grey Eagle Group 1940's: Patented Claims
Secondary: Forest King
Secondary: Forest Queen
Secondary: Ensign
Secondary: Carry On
Secondary: Marne
Secondary: Snowdrift: Forest King and Queen Patented In 1891
Secondary: Ensign In 1894
Secondary: Carry On,
Secondary: Marne and Snowdrift In 1922: Also Known As Forest King Group,
Secondary: Percha Group Or Percha Mining Co. Property 1943.

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston 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: Page Load And Cattle Co. Of Arizona
Years: 1980 -

Owner Name: Lane Engineering And Research
Home Office: P.O. Box 628, Deming, N.M.
Years: 1959 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1959
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

Form: PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Strikes N 30 To 35 W

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Dolomite Is Extensive Adjacent O The Ore Bodies.

Rocks

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 16% PB
Analytical Data: 5% CU
Analytical Data: 14 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: HIGH GRADE REPORTED TO AVERAGE 0.03 OZ AU/TON
Analytical Data: 9.2% ZN.
Analytical Data: 5.8% PB
Analytical Data: 0.57% CU
Analytical Data: 5.33 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 22% ZN: DRILL HOLE ANALYSES AVERAGED 0.015 OZ AU/TON

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN ENTRANCE IN THE CANYON OF SOUTH PERCHA CREEK ABOUT 2.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON AND EAST OF EMORY PASS.

Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM R.S. HILL, 1946 P7, P28

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Production): AN ESTIMATED 2855 TONS OF SILVER BEARING ORE WAS MINED BETWEEN 1919 AND 1945.

Comment (Development): USBM DRILLED FIVE EXPLORATION HOLES DURING THE EARLY 1940'S

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1940'S CONSISTED OF 4 ADITS, AN INCLINED SHAFT, SEVERAL STOPES, RAISES AND WINZES. LATERAL WORKINGS TOTAL ABOUT 1500 FT AND VERTICAL WORKINGS ABOUT 150 FT

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND GENERAL TECTONICS SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINS OR SHOOTS ALONG FAULT ZONES, OR IN POCKETS AS BEDDED REPLACEMENTS IN DOLOMITE NEAR FAULTS. OTHER DEPOSITS OCCUR AT INTERSECTIONS OF FAULTS AND FISSURES WITH DIKES. 6 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NOS. 727, 728, 729, 1858, 1859 AND 1861 COVERING A TOTAL OF 79.403 ACRES.

References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T. 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103

Reference (Deposit): HILL, R.S., 1946 USBM RI 3904, 31 PAGES

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Production): HILL, R.S., 1946 P.5

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