Red Bandana Mine

The Red Bandana Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,199 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

Name: Red Bandana Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Colfax

Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 36.61889, -105.25639

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Red Bandana Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Bandana Mine
Secondary: Red Bandana Group: Claims
Secondary: Red Bandana
Secondary: Empire
Secondary: Moreno
Secondary: Centennial


Commodity

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


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Elizabethtown District: West Flank Of Baldy Mountain: Moreno Valley Area


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: Merco Inc.
Years: 1948 -

Owner Name: Deep Tunnel Mines Co.
Years: 1942 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PODS AND SHOOTS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults Strike East-West And North-South.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATION IS FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE RED BANDANA CLAIM. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 80 ACRES.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF FOUR SHAFTS FROM 100 FT. TO 130 FT. DEEP AND FOUR ADITS FROM LESS THAN 400 FT. TO 800 FT. LONG. MOST WORKINGS WERE REPORTED CAVED AND INACCESSIBLE.


References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 66-75

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 119-123, PLATE 1

Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 40-41

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON,C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 100


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