Silver Dollar Mine

The Silver Dollar Mine is a silver mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,401 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: Silver Dollar Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 32.61444, -108.49611

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Silver Dollar Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Dollar Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Burro Mountains District: Road Canyon 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Marshall N. Kuykendall
Home Office: Lordsburg, N.M.
Years: 1960 -

Owner Name: Marshall N. Kuykendall
Home Office: Lordsburg, N.M.
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
Year Last Production: 1951
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 A Northeast Striking Fault.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF AN 160 FT. SHAFT WITH 300 FT. OF DRIFTS ON THE 100 FT. LEVEL AND ABOUT 50 FT. OF DRIFTS ON THE 150 FT. LEVEL.

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


References

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 65-66

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


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