Gillespie Mine

The Gillespie Mine is a silver mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,299 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

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Site Name

Primary: Gillespie Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: Red Hill 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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1885
Discovery Year: 1880
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE WALNUT WELLS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO INACCESSIBLE SHAFTS AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS.

References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ZELLER, R.A., JR., AND ALPER, A.M., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 84, P. 88-89, PLATE 1

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