Alabama Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States

Gold Silver Lead Copper

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryGold, Silver

SecondaryLead, Copper

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeSmall

WorkingsUnderground

Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL

Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.

Materials

Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold

GangueQuartz

Geology

Host rockRhyolite

Associated rockRhyolite

AlterationSilicification

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Last production1951

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References

ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-15GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 195GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, 29 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Identification

Deposit ID10013272

MRDS IDD009487

Alternate namesGrand Central Tunnel Site, Alabama Group: ClaimsAlabama, Alabama No. 2, Duluth, Gold Spike Nos. 1,2 and 3, Jim Crow No. 2, Homestake No. 2

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates32.82844, -108.9862