Silver Cell Mine

The Silver Cell Mine is a silver mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,549 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Cell Mine
Secondary: Silver Cell Group: Claims
Secondary: Silver Cell
Secondary: Mangus
Secondary: Black Tarier
Secondary: Climax
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Wedge

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Pinos Altos District

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: Juanita Langer Wilkens
Years: 1954 -

Owner Name: Silver Cell Mining Co.
Years: 1953 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1953
Discovery Year: 1890
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: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM RECORD D011742 BY RON WORL WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT ON THE SILVER CELL CLAIM.

Comment (Production): ACCURATE PRODUCTION YEARS WERE 1914 TO 1917, 1922, 1925, 1934, 1935 AND 1953. ABOUT $100,000 IN AG BY 1903. GRADE REPORTEDLY RANGED UP TO 8000 OZ/TON AG.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF A 400 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH ABOUT 800 FT. OF DRIFT AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW SHAFTS.

Comment (Deposit): NARROW VEIN TRENDING N AND DIPPING 75 E IN DIORITE PORPHYRY. SIX CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1069 COVERING 80.201 ACRES.

References

Reference (Deposit): BLOOD, C. C., 1916 MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, VOL 45, NO 16, P. 659

Reference (Deposit): JONES, W. R., MOORE, S. L., AND PRATT, W. P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-865

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS: SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO PRINTING COMPANY, P. 49-51.

Reference (Production): ESTIMATE FROM USGS PP 68, P. 301. ACCURATE PRODUCTION FROM AGGREGATED USBM RECORDS.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 301

Reference (Deposit): PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 121

Reference (Deposit): BUSH, F. V., 1915 MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, VOL 42, NO 4, P. 167

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