Saddle & Silver Mine

The Saddle & Silver Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico.

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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: Saddle & Silver Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Hidalgo

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.31389, -109.02500

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Saddle & Silver Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Saddle & Silver Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: Steins Pass (Kimball)


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): ON VOLCANO VEIN, 750 M. NORTH OF VOLCANO MINE, IN RHYOLITE SILL (HANGING WALL) AND ANDESITE (FOOTWALL).

Comment (Workings): ADIT, 2 SHAFTS


References

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W. E., 1963, NMBMMR OPEN-FILE REPORT, 781 P


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