Bi-Metallic Mine 1920's

Past Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc
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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101669
MRDS ID D006799
Record type Site
Current site name Bi-Metallic Mine 1920's
Alternate or previous names Toggery Mine 1977: Claims, Midnight, Wausa, Argus

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.66866, 32.84122 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position ABOUT 32 MILES S 51 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

P A Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

El Paso-Las Cruces(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 017S 008W 09 E2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST FLANK OF TIERRA BLANCA MOUNTAIN AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorargyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.66866, 32.84122

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Numerous Faults Trend Northeast

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 121.92M
    Width 6.71M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Replaced Favorable Host Rock.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tierra Blanca District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bi-Metallic Mining And Milling Co.
    First year 1920
  • Type Owner
    Owner Standard Metal Mining And Milling Co.
    First year 1930

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M
    Overall depth 41.15M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF A 90 FT. SHAFT, A 135 FT. SHAFT, A 60 FT. TUNNEL, AN 80 FT. TUNNEL AND A 373 FT. TUNNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 105-110

  • Deposit

    HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FLAT-LYING REPLACEMENTS IN LIMESTONE AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT ORE WAS FOUND THROUGH A DISTANCE OF 400 FT. AND A WIDTH OF 22 FT. 25 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

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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