Data exported from DRC 2.0 (c) 2011 Gary Kindel
Mine: ALHAMBRA MINE
City: Mine ID: 137530
County GRANT Seq Nbr: 0350170140
State NEW MEXICO Latitude 32.720833
Country USA Longitude -108.509722
Alternate Mine Names
Topographic Map
Map Name Map Scale 250′ Quad Map
REDROCK 15 MIN SILVER CITY
Map Coordinates
Meridian Township Range Section Sub Section
NEW MEXICO 018 S 016 W 21 W2SW
Zone Hemisphere Northing Easting
12 N 3622891 733397
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model Deposit Type Deposit Size Deposit Age Deposit Form
LODE (VEIN) PINCH AND SWELL S
Deposit Desc: DEPOSITS OCCUR AS HIGH-GRADE PODS, STREAKS, VEINLETS AND DISSEMINATIONS IN THE CARBONATE GANGUE. ORE SHOOTS EXTENDING 50 FT. VERTICALLY, 30 FT. HORIZONTALLY AND 3 FT. IN WIDTH HAVE BEEN MINED. FIVE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 480, 546, 547, 548 AND 869 COVERING 85.53 ACR ES.
Local Structure DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG A NORTHEAST TRENDING FRACTURE ZONE.
Non-Ore Minerals GANGUE : CALCITE, DOLOMITE, SIDERITE, QUARTZ
Ore Minerals NATIVE SILVER, ARGENTITE; NICCOLITE, NICKEL SKUTTERUDITE, MILLERITE, CHLOANTHITE; SKUTTERUDITE, SMALTITE, ERYTHRITE; PITCHBLENDE; CHALCOPYRITE; SPHALERITE; GALENA
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species Variety Strunz Frequency
ACANTHITE Not Specified 2/B.05-10 Inferred
Bromargyrite Not specified 3/A.02-60 Reported
CALCITE Not Specified 5/B.02-20 Reported
Cerussite Not specified 5/B.04-40 Reported
CHALCOPYRITE Not Specified 2/C.03-10 Reported
CHLORARGYRITE Not Specified 3/A.02-50 Reported
DOLOMITE Not Specified 5/B.03-10 Reported
ERYTHRITE Not Specified 7/C.13-70 Reported
GALENA Not Specified 2/C.15-40 Reported
Hemimorphite Not specified 8/C.08-10 Reported
Jarosite Not specified 6/B.11-60 Reported
MILLERITE Not Specified 2/C.21-30 Reported
NICCOLITE Not Specified Reported
NICKEL Not Specified 1/A.08-10 Reported
Plattnerite Not specified 4/D.02-60 Reported
PROUSTITE Not Specified Reported
PYRARGYRITE Not Specified Reported
QUARTZ Not Specified 4/D.01-10 Reported
SIDERITE Not Specified Reported
SILVER NATIVE 1/A.01-20 Reported
SILVER Not Specified 1/A.01-20 Reported
SKUTTERUDITE Not Specified 2/D.29-10 Reported
SPHALERITE Not Specified 2/C.01-10 Reported
URANINITE Not Specified 4/D.31-60 Reported
Vanadinite Not specified 7/B.39-170 Reported
Willemite Not specified 8/A.01-20 Reported
Wulfenite Not specified 6/G.01-30 Reported