Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Mineral Creek Andesite
StructureMineralization Occurs Along A Northwest-Striking Fault.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1911
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10012402
MRDS IDD008011
Alternate namesSilver Bar Mine: Patented ClaimsSilver Bar, Leap Year, Silver Fountain, Old Strike, Blair, Blair Mill Site, Silver Bar No. 2, Silver Bar No. 2 Mill Site
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.41898, -108.7987
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 191-201SCOTT, D.B., 1920 TRANSACTIONS OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL 63, P. 289-310FERGUSON, H.G., 1921 USGS BULL 715-L, P. 171-204FERGUSON, H.G., 1927 USGS BULL 787, 100 PAGESELSTON, W.E., RHODES, R.C., AND ERB, E.E., 1976 NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 5, P. 125-144ELSTON, W.E., 1978 NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 7, P. 107-113NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA