New Mexico · Sierra County
Producer
Bigelow Mine
Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Gold
Copper
Silver
Lead
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Copper, Silver
Secondary
Lead
Tertiary
Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
PODS AND POCKETS
Ore control
Hot Mineralized Solutions Were Channeled Along Faults And Deposited In Brecciated Zones.
Materials
Ore minerals
Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite
Gangue
Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Andesite
Associated rock
Andesite
Structure
Veins Occupy Fault Zones Of Radial System Associated With Copper Flat Porphyry.
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1885
Last production
1950
Discovery year
1885
Identification
Deposit ID
10011740
MRDS ID
D006849
Alternate names
Bigelow Group
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
32.95289, -107.56866
References
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.144HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-BNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAHARLEY, G.T., 1934 P.141, AND NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA