Misers Chest Mine

The Misers Chest Mine is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,724 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Misers Chest Mine
Secondary: Lena Group Patented In 1914, Claims
Secondary: Misers Chest
Secondary: Copper Regent
Secondary: S.W.B.
Secondary: Columbia
Secondary: Fort Savage
Secondary: Little Annie
Secondary: Virginia

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: Lordsburg District: Virginia Subdistrict

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: Federal Resources Corp.
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Years: 1970 -

Owner Name: Banner Mining Co.
Home Office: Tucson, Az.
Years: 1960 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Discovery Year: 1879
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

Not available

Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Type: L
Description: Northeast Striking Vein Set.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitic And Chloritic Alteration Is Common.

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE GARY TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): SEVEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1462 COVERING 140.219 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 600 FT. SHAFT, ELEVEN WORKING LEVELS CONTAINING MORE 5000 FT. OF DRIFTS, AND SEVERAL SMALL OPEN CUTS OR PROSPECT PITS. ACCESS TO WORKINGS BELOW 600 FT. IS BY WINZE OR BY CROSSCUTS FROM THE BONNEY MINE WORKINGS.

Comment (Deposit): 1881-1945 - $80,000 WORTH PRODUCED, AFTER 1946 PRODUCTION FIGURES ALSO INCLUDE THE BONNEY & EIGHTY FIVE MINES. VALUE 1946-1973 - $35,619,533 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., 1970 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 21ST FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 107-113

Reference (Deposit): THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 332-335

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1938 USGS BULL 885, P. 55-56, PLATES 3, 14 AND 23

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 85-88

Reference (Deposit): FLEGE, R.F., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 62, P. 26-29

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