The Central District: Bayard Subdistrict is a zinc, lead, silver, and copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.
About the MRDS Data:
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:
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.1336, -108.10580
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Central District: Bayard Subdistrict MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Central District: Bayard Subdistrict
Secondary: Bayard
Secondary: Central City
Secondary: Copper Flat
Secondary: Fort Bayard
Secondary: Vanadium
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Vanadium
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: CENTRAL DISTRICT: BAYARD SUBDISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN AND VEIN REPLACEMENT
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1869
Discovery Year: 1869
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Structure: FAULTING
Description: GROUNDHOG FAULT SYSTEM, OWL-HOBO FAULT ZONE
Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: GROUNDHOG FAULT SYSTEM, OWL-HOBO FAULT ZONE, NUMEROUS FRACTURE ZONES
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: STRONG SERICITIZATION
Alteration Text: THERE IS USUALLY INTENSE SILICIFICATION, SERICITIZATION AND PYRITIZATION IN THE WALL ROCK
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 317-318
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1930, NMBMMR CIRC 2, 4 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): RICHARD, F.W., 1930, USBM IC-6377, 13 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): SPENCER, A.C., AND PAIGE, S., 1935, USGS BULL 859, P. 72-74
Reference (Deposit): LASKEY, S.G., 1936, USGS BULL 870, P. 106-117
Reference (Deposit): MULLEN, D.H., AND STORMS, W.R., 1948, USBM RI-4228, 8 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, A.J., AND JONES, W.R., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 148-171
Reference (Deposit): JONES, W.R., HERNON, R.M., AND MOORE, S.L., 1967, USGS PP 555, 139 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 60-63
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): MCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.
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