New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Bullfrog Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
LeadCopperZincSilverGoldMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Zinc
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized Along Northeast Striking Faults And In Favorable Host Rocks Adjacent To The Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Wulfenite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Lake Valley Limestone;Magdalena Group
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDeposits Occur Along The Easterly Striking Slate Fault And Along The Northeast Striking Hobo Fault.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Last production1961
Identification
Deposit ID10009830
MRDS IDD003066
Alternate namesBayard Mine, Slate Mine: Bullfrog Group Patented In 1928, ClaimsBullfrog, Owl: Slate Group Patented In 1950, ClaimsSlate, Slate Nos. 1 and 2. Other Patented Claims, Shibbolith, Dutch Uncle, Rio Grande, Rio Grande No. 2, Combination, Hobo, Hobo No. 2, Owl Mine, Lucky Bill
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.78178, -108.11728
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 317-318SPENCER, A.C., AND PAIGE, S., 1935 USGS BULL 859, P. 66-69LASKY, S.G., 1936 USGS BULL 870, P. 121-125DURIEZ, L.H., AND NEUMAN, J.V., JR., 1948 MINING AND METALLURGY, VOL 29, NO 502, P. 559-561ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 61HERNON, R.M., JONES, W.R., AND MOORE, S.L., 1964 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-306JONES, W.R., HERNON, R.M., AND MOORE, S.L., 1967 USGS PP 555, 144 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATASCHILLING, J. H., 1964, NMBM BULL. 76, P. 50.HILLESLAND, L.L., WORTHINGTON, W.T., AND HAWKINS, R.B., 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NM, IN TYRONE, PINOS ALTOS, CHINO, CONTINENTAL, CENTRAL DISTRICT, NEW MEXICO: BOOTPRINTS ALONG THE CORDILLERA SYMPOSIUM, FIELD TRIP 10 AND 13, 22 P.HILLESLAND ET. AL., 1994, P. 2.