Carbonate Hill Mine

The Carbonate Hill Mine is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,675 feet.

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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: Carbonate Hill Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Hidalgo

Elevation: 4,675 Feet (1,425 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.16981, -108.98395

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Carbonate Hill Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Carbonate Hill Mine
Secondary: Mcghee Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: San Simon 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Strong Earl And Mosely Ira
Info Year: 1956

Owner Name: Donald Mcghee And Co.
Home Office: NM
Info Year: 1978
Years: 1952 -

Owner Name: Donald Mcghee And Co.
Home Office: Lordsburg, N.M.
Years: 1950 -


Production

Year: 1955
Time Period: 1955


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1894
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic


Rocks

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

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTION PROBABLY GREATER THAN 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Geology): RICHTER, D. H., AND LAWRENCE, V. A., REFER TO THE LIMESTONE UNIT AS THE CARBONATE HILL LIMESTONE ON USGS MAP I-1310-B.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1958 CONSISTED OF THE MAIN SHAFT CONTAINING ABOUT 2400 FT. OF DRIFTS, A SHORT ADIT, AND SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PROSPECT PITS.

Comment (Deposit): 32 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. REPLACEMENT OF CRETACEOUS CARBONATE HILL LIMESTONE ALONG MIDDLE TERTIARY FELSIC DIKE IN COMPLEX NORTH-TRENDING FAULT ZONE.

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

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL LEVELS AS DEEP AS 500 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL PELONCILLO MOUNTAINS, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, AND COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 57, P. 93-97

Reference (Deposit): ARMSTRONG, A. K., SILBERMAN, M. L., TODD, V. R., HOGGATT, W. C., & CARTEN, R. B., 1978, GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL PELONCILLO MOUNTAINS, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES, CIRC. 158, P 11

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

Reference (Deposit): DREWES, H., AND THORMAN, C.H., 1980 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1220

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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