| Deposit ID | 10272957 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350550040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buffalo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver King, Blue Rock Tunnel |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.41366, 36.68314 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3049 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028 N | 014 E | 02 | SESE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -105.41366, 36.68314 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Buffalo N. M. Mines Co. |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1937 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350550040 |
A 25TPD MILL BURNED DOWN IN 1937
IN 1929, 1716 LBS AU-AG CONS SHIPPED
BUFFALO SHAFT IS AT N364041 W1052457 APPROX LOC
A DISCREPANCY OCCURS IN THE LITERATURE CONCERNING LOCATION
OF THE GROUP - I.E. USGS PROF. PAPER 68 AND NMBMMR CIR.
18 DO NOT AGREE WITH THE OTHER REFERENCES.
SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 85-86
KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER DISTRICT, SOUTH-WESTERN MINES,
VOL. 1, NO. 8, P. 3, MAY 5, 1909
BUSH, FARIS V.; RED RIVER MINING DIST., MINING WORLD,
VOL. 42, NO. 12, P. 542
USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 87
REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DIST. OF N. M., COLO. SCHOOL
OF MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 16-17
NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 28-29
KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER, N. M. MINER AND PROSPECTOR,
VOL. 13, NO. 5, P. 7, MAY 1951
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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