Mine detail: Renowned O.K. Mine

Previously called 'Renowned Mine: Claim Patented In 1891Renowned O.K.'

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Location: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.47289, -105.78694
dep_id: 10097876
mrds_id: D010692
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Trace mineral: Zinc, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL
work_type: Underground
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
ore_ctrl: Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_unit: Sierra Blanca Volcanics;Rialto Stock
arock_type: Andesite
Structure: Deposit Located Adjacent To The Southern Margin Of The Rialto Stock.
yr_lst_prd: 1957
disc_yr: 1885
discr: Rolla Wells
References:
  • Deposit:: GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 53-54, PLATE 7
  • Deposit:: THOMPSON, T.B., 1973 NMBMMR CIRC 123, P. 12-16, FIGURES 2 AND 11
  • Deposit:: SEGERSTROM, K., STOTELMEYER, R.B., AND WILLIAMS, F.E., 1979 USGS BULL 1453, P. 44, PLATE 1
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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