Black Range District

The Black Range District is a gold and silver mine located in Sierra 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

Name: Black Range District  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.375, -107.75000

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Black Range District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Range District
Secondary: Chloride District
Secondary: Apache No. 1 District
Secondary: Grafton
Secondary: Fairview
Secondary: Fluorine
Secondary: Poverty Creek
Secondary: Mineral Creek
Secondary: Turkey Creek
Secondary: Monument Creek
Secondary: Bear Creek
Secondary: Dry Creek
Secondary: Phillipsburg


Commodity

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


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: APACHE NO. 1 DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: LODE (FILLED FISSURE VEINS)
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1879
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: L
Description: LARGE DISPLACEMENT FAULTS WHICH CAN BE TRACED FOR GREAT DISTANCES HAVE SLICED THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE BLACK RANGE ARCH INTO A SERIES OF ELONGATE BLOCKS TRENDING NORTH-SOUTH. THESE BLOCKS HAVE BEEN LOWERED WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER FROMWEST TO EAST AND SMALLER DISPLACEMENT CROSS FAULTING HAS FORMED SMALLER BLOCKS OF UNEQUAL DIMENSIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN IRREGULARLY ELEVATED, LOWERED AND TILTED.


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): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P.260-266

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.72-90


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