The Buffalo Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,003 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: 10,003 Feet (3,049 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 36.6831, -105.41310
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Buffalo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buffalo Mine
Secondary: Silver King
Secondary: Blue Rock Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Buffalo N. M. Mines Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1937
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): A 25TPD MILL BURNED DOWN IN 1937
Reference (Deposit): VOL. 13, NO. 5, P. 7, MAY 1951
Reference (Deposit): KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER, N. M. MINER AND PROSPECTOR,
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 28-29
Reference (Deposit): OF MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 16-17
Reference (Deposit): REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DIST. OF N. M., COLO. SCHOOL
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 87
Reference (Deposit): VOL. 42, NO. 12, P. 542
Reference (Deposit): BUSH, FARIS V.; RED RIVER MINING DIST., MINING WORLD,
Reference (Deposit): VOL. 1, NO. 8, P. 3, MAY 5, 1909
Reference (Deposit): KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER DISTRICT, SOUTH-WESTERN MINES,
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 85-86
Reference (Deposit): 18 DO NOT AGREE WITH THE OTHER REFERENCES.
Reference (Deposit): OF THE GROUP - I.E. USGS PROF. PAPER 68 AND NMBMMR CIR.
Reference (Deposit): A DISCREPANCY OCCURS IN THE LITERATURE CONCERNING LOCATION
Reference (Deposit): BUFFALO SHAFT IS AT N364041 W1052457 APPROX LOC
Reference (Deposit): IN 1929, 1716 LBS AU-AG CONS SHIPPED
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