Mine detail: Galena King Mine

Previously called 'Claims of the Octoroon GroupNellieOctoroon No. 1Octoroon No. 2Octoroon No. 3'

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Location: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.94646, -106.4353
dep_id: 10013010
mrds_id: D009064
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead
Minor mineral: Silver, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Barite, Copper, Fluorite, Galena, Gold
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: Deposits Occur Along A Northeast-Striking Fault.
Reporter: Menzie, David, Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.)
hrock_unit: Tijeras-Hell Canyon Greenstone
hrock_type: Greenstone,Schist,Granite
arock_unit: Sevilleta Rhyolite
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Several Northeast-Striking Faults Are Present Near The Mine.
tectonic: Basin And Range
Year first produced: 1910
yr_lst_prd: 1925
References:
  • Deposit:: LADOO, R.B., 1927 USBM BULL 244, P. 131
  • Deposit:: ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 42-43
  • Deposit:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 13
  • Deposit:: ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 12-16
  • Deposit:: MYERS, D.A., AND MCKAY, E.J., 1970 USGS MAP GQ-886
  • Deposit:: FULP, M.S., AND WOODWARD, L.A., 1981 NMGS NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY, VOL 3, NO 3, P. 33-42
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
  • Production:: ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 14; WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 13; NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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