Ivanhoe Mine 1880

The Ivanhoe Mine 1880 is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,201 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Ivanhoe Mine 1880
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1883
Secondary: Ivanhoe

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Black Range 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: Ivanhoe Mining Co.
Home Office: Los Angeles, Ca.
Years: 1956 -

Owner Name: Mcdaniel Investment Co.
Home Office: Box 206 Monticello, N.M.
Years: 1956 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1880
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: Deposits Occur Along A Major North-Striking Fault Zone Which Marks The Boundary Of The Black Range To The West And A Well-Defined Graben Vally To The East.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF A SHAFT 380 FT. DEEP WITH THREE LEVELS AND ABOUT 600 FT. OF DRIFTING AND TUNNELS.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A NORTHEAST-STRIKING VEIN RANGING FROM 4 FT. TO 8 FT. WIDE AND PARALLELED BY SEVERAL MINERALIZED VEINLETS. ONE NEARLY VERTICAL ORE SHOOT WAS REPORTED TO BE STOPED FOR MORE THAN 100 FT. IN LENGTH. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 165 COVERING 13.689 ACRES.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.

Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT 0.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE OLD TOWN OF GRAFTON WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Production): APPROXIMATE VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM 1880 TO 1932 WAS REPORTED TO AMOUNT TO 100000 DOLLARS.

References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-81

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-264

Reference (Production): G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., 1955 GEOLOGIC MAP OF SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M., NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE.

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.