Garfield-Butler Group 1880's

The Garfield-Butler Group 1880's is a gold, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,899 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Garfield-Butler Group 1880's
Secondary: Principal Claims: Garfield
Secondary: Butler
Secondary: Silas

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro 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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: W. F. Beasley
Home Office: Hillsboro, N.M.
Years: 1941 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1941
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: Veins Appear To Radiate From 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: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Production): ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM 1880 TO 1931 AMOUNTS TO 40000 DOLLARS.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN AVERAGING 4 FT. IN WIDTH. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 60 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF ONE 50 FT. SHAFT, ONE 40 FT. SHAFT, ONE 140 FT. SHAFT WITH A SHORT DRIFT, ONE 350 FT. TUNNEL, ONE 60 FT. TUNNEL WITH A 30 FT. WINZE AND ONE 150 FT. TUNNEL WITH A 30 FT. WINZE.

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

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN SHAFTS LOCATED 2.25 MILES NORTH OF HILLSBORO, N.M.

References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-144

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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

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