Neglected Mine

The Neglected Mine is a copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,499 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Neglected Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Bismuth

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Burro Mountains District: Southern Burro Mountains Area

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: Charles Russell
Home Office: Tyrone, N.M.
Years: 1960 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
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: Deposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Sprouse-Copeland Fault.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Deposits Occur In A Topographically Prominent, Silicified Zone.

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bismutite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Development): PINOS ALTOS MINING CO. CONDUCTED A MINOR AMOUNT OF DRILLING IN 1948. CHARLES RUSSELL AND ASSOCIATES DEWATERED A SHAFT AND SAMPLED THE 150 FT. LEVEL IN 1963.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS OF THE NEGLECTED MINE AS SHOWN ON THE BURRO PEAK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A SILICIFIED ZONE RANGING FROM 8 FT. TO 30 FT. IN THICKNESS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A 314 FT. ADIT, THREE SHAFTS WITH ABOUT 385 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, A SHALLOW WINZE AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS.

References

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 77-78

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1040

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 323-324

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