Buffalo Mine

The Buffalo Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,200 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Buffalo Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District: Black Mountain 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: Buffalo New Mexico Mines Co.
Years: 1930 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1929
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: FISSURES

Structure

Type: L
Description: Ore Shoot Occurs At The Intersection Of The East-West Shear And 20ne Striking Shear.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 7.71 OZ AG/TON.
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE OF ORE ON THE DUMP ASSAYED,0.09 OZ AU/TON

Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE BUFFALO MINE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 86

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A 322 FT. SHAFT WITH SEVERAL LEVELS, THE BUFFALO TUNNEL WHICH WAS A 3500 FT DRAINAGE ADIT, THE BLUE ROCK TUNNEL AND DRIFTS DRIVEN FROM THE SHAFT. ADITS AND SHAFT WERE REPORTED CAVED IN 1960.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 87

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 28-29

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 85-87

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 115, MAP 2, PLATE 1

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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