Gray Eagle

The Gray Eagle is a copper and silver mine located in Dona Ana county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,702 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Gray Eagle  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Dona Ana

Elevation: 5,702 Feet (1,738 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.4283, -106.56250

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Gray Eagle MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gray Eagle


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Dona Ana


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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: L. Molinar
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1935


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

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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): A PEGMATITE DEPOSIT WITH SULFIDES

Reference (Deposit): PRODUCED ABOUT $30000 IN SILVER TO 1924

Reference (Deposit): DUNHAM K C 1935 NMBM BULL 11 P198


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