Trimmer Mine

The Trimmer Mine is a lead, silver, and copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,456 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Trimmer Mine
Secondary: Mose Trimmer Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: White Signal District: White Rock Canyon Area

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: W. A. Trimmer
Home Office: Oakland, Ca.
Years: 1960 -

Owner Name: W. A. Trimmer
Years: 1942 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: The Vein Terminates To The Southwest Along The Contact With The Northwest Striking Taylor Fault.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE SHAFT OF THE TRIMMER MINE AS SHOWN ON THE WERNEY HILL TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A 200 FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND A SMALLER, FLOODED SHAFT ABOUT 900 FT. SOUTHEAST OF THE MAIN SHAFT.

References

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL MAPS

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WESTERN GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 83, P 134

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1038

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