Little Baldy Tunnel

The Little Baldy Tunnel is a lead, zinc, copper, and silver mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,101 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Little Baldy Tunnel
Secondary: Baldy Tunnel
Secondary: North Baldy Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Minerex, Inc.
Home Office: P.O. Box 1483, Winter Park, Florida 32789
Years: 1979 -

Owner Name: Capitan Resources, Inc.
Home Office: P.O.Box 11788, Albuquerque, N.M. 87192
Years: 1979 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: PODS AND SHOOTS

Structure

Type: L
Description: North Fork Canyon Fault Strikes Northwest Near The Little Baldy Tunnel.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Garnetization And Silicification.

Rocks

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978, P.121, REPORTED THAT CONDITIONS MAY BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN THE KELLY OR MADERA LIMESTONES ALONG NORTH FORK CANYON FAULT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 1200 FT. TUNNEL WITH TWO SHORT CROSSCUTS AND A SMALL STOPED AREA.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF NORTH BALDY PEAK AT AN ELEVATION OF 9100 FT..

References

Reference (Deposit): BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 162 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NEW MEXICO STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1979 NEW REGISTRATIONS

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): KREWEDL, D.A., 1974 NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 127

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 46-48

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