Bismuth Lode Mine

The Bismuth Lode Mine is a bismuth mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,624 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

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Site Name

Primary: Bismuth Lode Mine

Commodity

Primary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Burro Mountains District

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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: G. O. Gwyn
Home Office: Silver City, N.M.
Years: 1960 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1930
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: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Bismutite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A 65 FT. SHAFT AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION AS SHOWN ON USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1031.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINLETS AND PODS ALONG A NORTHEAST STRIKING FAULT. ONE PATENTED CLAIM.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 66-67

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1031

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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