85 Mine 1880's

The 85 Mine 1880's is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,850 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: 85 Mine 1880's
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1892
Secondary: 85

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro 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: Copper King Mining, Smelting And Refining Co. Of N.M.
Years: 1890 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Discovery Year: 1885
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: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Type: L
Description: Vein Is Part Of A Radial System Of Veins Associated With The Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitized Andesite

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS AND PODS IN A VEIN ALONG A FAULT-FRACTURE ZONE 4 FT. TO 40 FT WIDE. 1 PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 735 COVERING 20.66 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF AN 80 FT. SHAFT AND A 400 FT. SHAFT WHICH WERE CAVED AND INACCESSIBLE.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.

Comment (Production): ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM 1880 TO 1931 WAS REPORTED TO AMOUNT TO 5000 DOLLARS.

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SNAKE VEIN NORTHEAST OF THE RATTLESNAKE GROUP OF CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Production): G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 141

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 155

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