Bullfrog Mine

The Bullfrog Mine is a lead, copper, and zinc mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,001 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: Bullfrog Mine
Secondary: Owl Mine
Secondary: Bayard Mine
Secondary: Slate Mine: Bullfrog Group Patented In 1928, Claims
Secondary: Bullfrog
Secondary: Owl: Slate Group Patented In 1950, Claims
Secondary: Slate
Secondary: Slate Nos. 1 and 2. Other Patented Claims
Secondary: Lucky Bill
Secondary: Shibbolith
Secondary: Dutch Uncle
Secondary: Rio Grande
Secondary: Rio Grande No. 2
Secondary: Combination
Secondary: Hobo
Secondary: Hobo No. 2

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Central District; Fierro-Hanover 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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co.; U.V. Industries
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Years: 1941 - 1972

Owner Name: L. A. Patton And Associates
Home Office: Bayard, N.M.
Years: 1961 -

Production

Year: 1947
Time Period: 1943-1947

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Deposits Occur Along The Easterly Striking Slate Fault And Along The Northeast Striking Hobo Fault.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE BULLFROG NO. 2 SHAFT AS SHOWN ON THE SANTA RITA TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Production): MAJOR PRODUCER BETWEEN 1940 AND 1947. PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR 1943- 1947 ARE FOR BULLFROG PORTION OF MINE. ORE CONTAINED TRACE TO 20.6 G/T AG. EXCLUDES SLATE MINE PRODUCTION (SEE D011717)

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1948 CONSISTED OF THE 700 FT. BULLFROG NO. 2 SHAFT, THE BULLFROG NO. 1 SHAFT, THE SLATE SHAFT, NUMEROUS SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PROSPECT PITS, SEVERAL SHORT ADITS AND EXTENSIVE DRIFTS AND STOPES.

Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES OCCUR AS VEINS IN FRACTURES ALONG THE FAULT ZONE AND AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS OF LIMESTONES ADJACENT TO THE FAULT ZONE.

References

Reference (Deposit): DURIEZ, L.H., AND NEUMAN, J.V., JR., 1948 MINING AND METALLURGY, VOL 29, NO 502, P. 559-561

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 61

Reference (Deposit): HERNON, R.M., JONES, W.R., AND MOORE, S.L., 1964 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-306

Reference (Deposit): JONES, W.R., HERNON, R.M., AND MOORE, S.L., 1967 USGS PP 555, 144 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J. H., 1964, NMBM BULL. 76, P. 50.

Reference (Deposit): HILLESLAND, L.L., WORTHINGTON, W.T., AND HAWKINS, R.B., 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NM, IN TYRONE, PINOS ALTOS, CHINO, CONTINENTAL, CENTRAL DISTRICT, NEW MEXICO: BOOTPRINTS ALONG THE CORDILLERA SYMPOSIUM, FIELD TRIP 10 AND 13, 22 P.

Reference (Production): HILLESLAND ET. AL., 1994, P. 2.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 317-318

Reference (Deposit): SPENCER, A.C., AND PAIGE, S., 1935 USGS BULL 859, P. 66-69

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1936 USGS BULL 870, P. 121-125

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