Galloway Mine

Past Producer in Dona Ana county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062673
MRDS ID TC36212
Record type Site
Current site name Galloway Mine
Related records 10126352

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.5564, 32.42346 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dona Ana(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Organ(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Dona Ana

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 22S 04E 5 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUND.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Cerargyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Galloway Rhyolite
    Rock description Galloway Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.5564, 32.42346

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1895
Discoverer Henry Fox
Year of first production 1896

Production statistics

  • Year 1896
    Material OXIDIZED AG ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^97 Oz/St Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 2739g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION CAME FROM SURFACE.

Comments on the workings information

  • 180 FT SHAFT.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED STRINGERS ON N SIDE OF DIKE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. (Sutphin, D.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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