Nelly Bly

The Nelly Bly is a silver, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,560 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

Name: Nelly Bly  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Hidalgo

Elevation: 4,560 Feet (1,390 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 32.25, -108.75830

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Nelly Bly MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nelly Bly


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Pyramid Peak Consolidated Mining Co
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1938

Owner Name: Susquehanna Mining Co
Info Year: 1943


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): NM BUREAU OF MINES INDEX

Reference (Deposit): LASKY S G USGS BULL 885

Reference (Deposit): CHALCOPYRITE ORE

Reference (Deposit): 400 FT DEEP SIX LEVELS

Reference (Deposit): WORKINGS EXTEND INTO E2NE SEC2


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