Continental Mine

The Continental Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,801 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Continental Mine
Secondary: Continental Surface

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Central 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

Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Cobre Mining Co.
Company ID: 2900725
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1993

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1968
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): OPEN PIT MINE AND MILL EVALUATED BY RC SMITH UNDERGROUND MINE AND MILL EVALUATED BY JD LEWIS SILVER ASSAYS DETERMINED BY JD LEWIS PROPERTY VISITED BY LEWIS & SMITH DURING OCT. 1977 INITIAL PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 1968 MAGNETITE IS BEING SEPARATED BUT NOT PROCESSED FOR SALE ONGOING CONTRACT STRIPPING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 250000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR LIFE OF THE PROPERTY

Comment (Reserve-Resource): OPEN PIT MINE AND MILL EVALUATED BY RC SMITH UNDERGROUND MINE AND MILL EVALUATED BY JD LEWIS SILVER ASSAYS DETERMINED BY JD LEWIS PROPERTY VISITED BY LEWIS & SMITH DURING OCT. 1977 INITIAL PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 1968 MAGNETITE IS BEING SEPARATED BUT NOT PROCESSED FOR SALE ONGOING CONTRACT STRIPPING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 250000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR LIFE OF THE PROPERTY. OWNER: COBRE MINING CO. (SUBSIDIARY OF METALLIC VENTURES, INC. 303 FIERRO ROAD, HANOVER, NEW MEXICO 88041)

Comment (Production): MINE PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 1968 WITH SMALL QUANTITIES OF ORE BEING SENT TO THE "CONT.UG" #1 MILL. THE "CONT. SURFACE" #2 MILL BEGAN PRODUCTION IN 1973.

Comment (Economic Factors): MAGNETITE IS BEING RECOVERED IN THE BENEFICIATION SECTION BUT IS NOT BEING MARKETED BY THE COMPANY. IT IS BEING STORED FOR FUTURE MARKETING.

Comment (Production): SILVER VALUES WERE "BACKED IN" SO MILL RECOVERY IS 100%.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES FROM ARTICLE IN PAYDIRT MAG. (SOUTHWESTERN EDITION), JAN 1993, P. 8A - 12A.

References

Reference (Deposit): SPECIAL PUB. NO. 6.

Reference (Deposit): KNIFFIN,L.M., 1930, MINING AND ENGINEERING METHODS AND COSTS

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. NEW MEXICO FEOLOGICAL SURVEY,

Reference (Deposit): U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE

Reference (Deposit): KELLY, V.C., 1976, TECTONICS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-

Reference (Deposit): DISTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE,

Reference (Deposit): THE SANTA RITA QUADRANGLE, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.

Reference (Deposit): JONES,W.R. ET. AL. 1973. ORE DEPOSITS AND ROCK ALTERATION OF

Reference (Deposit): SITY MICROFILMS, ANN ARBOR,MI., SEE ABSTRACT IN FILE)

Reference (Deposit): CORNELL UNIVERSITY, 1972.(ONLY AVAILABLE THRU UNIVER-

Reference (Deposit): AT THE CONTINENTAL MINE, FIERRO, NEW MEXICO. PH.D. DIS.

Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER, J.D., SKARN FORMATION AND SULFIDE MINERALIZATION

Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION, DEC., 1967, P. 94.

Reference (Deposit): E/MJ, U.S. SMELTINGS CONTINENTAL COPPER MINE MOVES INTO

Reference (Deposit): E/MJ, CONTINENTAL MINE TO START UP IN 1967, JUNE 1967, P 133

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.

Reference (Deposit): STUDY OF COPPER FROM PRIMARY DOMESTIC SOURCES. IC 8598

Reference (Deposit): BENNET,H.J., ET. AL. 1973. AN ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF THE

Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL REPORTS 1972-1977, UV INDUSTRIES,INC.

Reference (Deposit): AND MINING COMPANY.

Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL REPORTS 1953-1971, UNITED STATES SMELTING REFINING

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PAYDIRT MAG. (SOUTHWESTERN EDITION), JAN 1993, PP. 8A-12A.

Reference (Deposit): EXPANSION". AUGUST, 1996. PP.12-14.

Reference (Deposit): PAYDIRT MAG. "COMMUNITY OFFERS SUPPORT TO COBRE'S PLANNED

Reference (Deposit): UNITED STATES SMELTING REFINING AND MINING CO.PROSPECTUS1972

Reference (Deposit): UNITED STATES SMELTING REFINING AND MINING CO.PROSPECTUS1968

Reference (Deposit): SUPPLEMENT TO SPECIAL PUB NO 5, POCKET OF MAPS.

Reference (Deposit): MEXICO. NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, SPECIAL PUB NO 5

Reference (Deposit): RHODES VOLUME, 1976, CENOZOIC VOLCANISM IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW

Reference (Deposit): ICO, A FILE REPORT. (32 PAGES INCL. MILL FLOW SHEETS.)

Reference (Deposit): ENTAL OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND MINES, HANOVER, NEW MEX-

Reference (Deposit): LEWIS, J.D., AND SMITH, R.C.,OCT 1977, UV INDUSTRIES-CONTIN-

Reference (Deposit): MEXICO. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, IC 6361.

Reference (Deposit): OF THE HANOVER BESSEMER IRON AND COPPER CO.,FIERRO NEW

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