| Deposit ID | 10011740 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006849 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bigelow Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bigelow Group |
| Related records | 10248252 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.56866, 32.95289 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 24 MILES S55W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 007W | 4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY VALUES INDICATE 2.32 TO 3.91 OZ AU/TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.56866, 32.95289 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Occupy Fault Zones Of Radial System Associated With Copper Flat Porphyry. |
| General form | PODS AND POCKETS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40E |
| Dip | 80 NW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1950 |
| District name | Hillsboro District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Manuel L. Trujillo |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | A .L. Bird |
| First year | 1935 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 182.88M |
| Overall depth | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006849 |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.144
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 P.141, AND NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BIGELOW CLAIMS CONSIST OF TWO NORTHEAST TRENDING PARALLEL OXIDIZED VEINS WHICH FOLLOW ALONG LATITE DIKES EMPLACED WITHIN FAULT-FRACTURE ZONES. THE WESTERN VEIN WAS REPORTED TO BE 3 FT WIDE. THE EASTERN VEIN WAS REPORTED TO BE 12 IN TO 18 IN WIDE AND MINERALIZED THE FULL LENGTH OF A 400 FT TUNNEL. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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