The Bullfrog Mine is a zinc, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,063 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,063 Feet (1,848 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.7817, -108.11780
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Bullfrog Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullfrog Mine
Secondary: Owl
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: UV Industries, Inc.
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1971
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): CONNECTS WITH SLATE AND PRINCESS MINES
Reference (Deposit): IN 1947
Reference (Deposit): DISCOURAGING DRILLING PROGRAM. MINE PRODUCED 400 TPD
Reference (Deposit): ASARCO OWNED PROPERTY IN 1929 BUT SOLD IT AFTER
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 870 & 47TH ANN REPT STATE MINE INSPECTOR
Reference (Deposit): 600 TON FLOTATION PLANT IN 1947
Reference (Deposit): WORKED 1903-5 AND 1943-71
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