Eagle Mine

The Eagle Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,125 feet.

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: Eagle Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Hidalgo

Elevation: 5,125 Feet (1,562 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.75222, -108.22000

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Eagle Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eagle Mine
Secondary: Occidental Mines
Secondary: Volney Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: Fremont District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: F. B. Brown
Home Office: Hachita, N.M.
Years: 1938 -

Owner Name: Fitch, A. J.
Home Office: Hachita, Nm.
Years: 1938 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1938
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1957 CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS, SHORT ADITS AND PROSPECT PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J. R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR - 22

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 347

Reference (Deposit): STRONGIN, O., 1957 NMBMMR OFR-18, P. 192-198, PLATES 1 AND 9

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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