| Deposit ID | 10013010 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009064 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Galena King Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims of the Octoroon Group, Octoroon, Nellie, Octoroon No. 1, Octoroon No. 2, Octoroon No. 3 |
| Related records | 10150412 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.4353, 34.94646 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 11.5 MILES S 54 E OF ALBUQUERQUE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bernalillo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Washington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Belen(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Bernalillo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 008N | 005E | 05,08 | SE (05); N2 (08) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES FROM DUMP MATERIAL AT THE MINE CONTAINED 69.7 % CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 8.8 % SI02 |
| Result | 12.8% BASO4 |
| Result | 2.1 % CACO3., |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Sevilleta Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Sevilleta Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Tijeras-Hell Canyon Greenstone |
| Rock description | Tijeras-Hell Canyon Greenstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | Pennsylvanian rocks, undivided |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Several Northeast-Striking Faults Are Present Near The Mine. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| District name | Tijeras Canyon District: Manzanita Mountains Area |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Galena King Mining Co. |
| First year | 1925 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Octoroon Mining Co. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009064 |
LADOO, R.B., 1927 USBM BULL 244, P. 131
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 42-43
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 13
ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 12-16
MYERS, D.A., AND MCKAY, E.J., 1970 USGS MAP GQ-886
FULP, M.S., AND WOODWARD, L.A., 1981 NMGS NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY, VOL 3, NO 3, P. 33-42
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 14; WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 13; NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF FISSURE VEINS RANGING FROM A FEW INCHES TO 5 FT. THICK IN A NORTHEAST TO NORTH TRENDING BRECCIA ZONE CONTAINING NUMEROUS CAVITIES. FLUORITE COATS AND CEMENTS THE BRECCIA FRAGMENTS. ALSO THERE ARE SMALL AMOUNTS OF BARITE, QUARTZ, CALCITE, AND GALENA. TWO PATENTED CLAIMS AND THREE UNPATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1849 COVERING 82.685 ACRES. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM RECORD D009816 BY RONALD G. WORL WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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