Mine detail: Bigelow Mine

Previously called 'Bigelow Group'

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Location: Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.95289, -107.56866
dep_id: 10011740
mrds_id: D006849
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Copper, Gold
Minor mineral: Lead
Trace mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: PODS AND POCKETS
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Oxidation Near Surface Is Extensive.
ore_ctrl: Hot Mineralized Solutions Were Channeled Along Faults And Deposited In Brecciated Zones.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_type: Andesite
Structure: Veins Occupy Fault Zones Of Radial System Associated With Copper Flat Porphyry.
Year first produced: 1885
yr_lst_prd: 1950
disc_yr: 1885
References:
  • Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.144
  • Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
  • Production:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 P.141, AND NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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