| Deposit ID | 10014734 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011636 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pennsylvania Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims 1906:J.B. Weaver, Bob Ingersoll, Bertha Mabel, Owl, Sure Winner |
| Related records | 10150997 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.13307, 35.49312 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1969 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 18.4 MILES S 40 W OF SANTA FE, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Fe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Madrid(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(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 | Santa Fe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 015N | 008E | 31 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Smithsonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||||
| Rock description | Espinosa Volcanics | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Espinosa Volcanics |
| Rock description | Espinosa Volcanics |
| (1) | -106.13307, 35.49312 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults And Shear Zones |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | DUE NORTH |
| Dip | 70 TO 80 W |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 198.12M |
| Width | 2.13M |
| Depth to bottom | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Discoverer | Michael O'Neill |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | Cerrillos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Verne Byrne |
| Home office | Santa Fe, N.M. |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 123.44M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011636 |
DISBROW, A.E., AND W.C. STOLL, 1957, NMBMMR BULL 48, P. 55-57
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 30-33
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON THE SURFACE THE PENNSYLVANIA VEIN IS TRACEABLE FOR ABOUT 650 FEET. THE VEIN STRIKES ABOUT DUE NORTH ON THE AVERAGE AND DIPS 70 TO 80 W. NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA SHAFT IT BENDS ABRUPTLY AND THE BEND IS REFLECTED ALSO IN THE COURSE IN THE VEIN UNDERGROUND. IN THE SADDLE SOUTH OF THE MINE, A CONSPICUOUS VEIN IS EXPOSED IN PITS DUG ON THE EAST FLANK OF LUCERAS HILL; THIS MAY BE A FAULTED SEGMENT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA OR A SECOND VEIN. IN THE SURFACE WORKINGS THE VEIN IS A BEND OF LIGHT-COLORED, SOFT, ALTERED, AUGITE-BIOTITE MONZONITE, 1.5 TO 7 FEET WIDE, CONTAINING STREAKS OF LIMONITE AND STRINGERS OF QUARTZ. GREEN BOTRYOIDAL SMITHSONITE WAS FOUND IN THE WEATHERED CAPPING OF THE VEIN. UNDERGROUND, ON THE 189-FOOT LEVEL, THE VEIN IS A THIN, SINUOUS ZONE OF SHEARING AND ALTERATION CONTAINS A BAND OF MASSIVE SPHALERITE AND GALENA LYING IN THE MIDDLE OR ON THE FOOTWALL OR HANGING WALL. STREAKS OF MASSIVE OPALINE QQARTZ ARE LOCALLY INTERLAYERED WITH ORE. IN THE SHAFT BETWEEN THE 189 AND 300-FOOT |
| Deposit | LEVELS THE VEIN CONTAINS AN ALMOST CONTINUOUS BAND OF MASSIVE ORE RANGING 6-18 INCHES THICK. THE VEIN IS COVERED BY MINERAL SURVEY 1325 AND FIVE PATENTED CLAIMS (1906) - THE J.B. WEAVER, BOB INGERSOLL, BERTHA MABLE, OWL, AND SURE WINNER. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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