Telegraph Mine

The Telegraph Mine is a silver mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,951 feet.

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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: Telegraph Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 4,951 Feet (1,509 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 32.78028, -108.62111

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Telegraph Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Telegraph Mine
Secondary: Claim
Secondary: Tecumseh


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Telegraph District: Burro Mountains


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Telegraph Mining Co.
Years: 1880 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1881
Discovery Year: 1881
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Major Faults Strike Northwest And Minor Cross Faults Strike Northeast.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE CLIFF TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN IS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS, A 50 FT. ADIT AND A 200 FT. ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): JONES,F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS,THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 70-72

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON,L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 325-326

Reference (Deposit): HEWITT,C.H.,1959 NMBMMR BULL 60, P. 115

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 160


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