New Era Mine 1880's

Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011708
MRDS ID D006808
Record type Site
Current site name New Era Mine 1880's
Alternate or previous names New Era Group: Patented Claims, New Era, Lucky Lode
Related records 10151316

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.80533, 33.33566 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Relative position ABOUT 35 MILES N 64 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lookout Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tularosa(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

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 011S 009W 19 E2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE EAST FLANK OF THE BLACK RANGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHLORIDE CREEK IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GENERAL ANALYTICAL DATA FROM LINDGREN AND OTHERS, 1910 P. 266

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result HIGH GRADE HAND SORTED ORE GAVE ABOUT 17 % CU
Result 161 OZ TO 256 OZ AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.80533, 33.33566

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Localized By Fault-Fissure Structural Controls.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE BLACK RANGE DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Year of first production 1885
Year of last production 1947

Mining district

District name Black Range District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ferguson, T. R.
    Home office Winston, N.M.
    First year 1947

Comments on the production information

  • APPROXIMATE VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM 1880 TO 1932 IS REPORTED TO AMOUNT TO 15000 DOLLARS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 106.68M
    Overall depth 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1910 CONSISTED OF A VERTICAL SHAFT 350 FT. DEEP WITH DRIFT LEVELS AT 90 FT., 140 FT., 200 FT. AND 350 FT. ORIGINAL MINERAL SURVEY PLAT, 1905, SHOWS A 200 FT. TUNNEL, A 100 FT. TUNNEL AND A 75 FT. TUNNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-266

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-90

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

  • Production

    G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S
Deposit THE VEIN IS REPORTED TO AVERAGE ABOUT 5 FT. IN WIDTH. TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1236 COVERING 37.873 ACRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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