| Deposit ID | 10097912 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011630 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gypsy Queen Mine |
| Related records | 10126155 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.19225, 35.31728 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 31.0 MILES S 26 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
Golden(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 | 013N | 007E | 34 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| 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 | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Mancos Shale;Espinosa Volcanics |
| Rock description | Mancos Shale;Espinosa Volcanics |
| (1) | -106.19225, 35.31728 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Numerous Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | A Normal Fault With 12-Foot Slip |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 64 E |
| Dip | 12 SE |
| Thickness | 0.2M |
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Width | 0.46M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| District name | Old Placers District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Univesal Placer Mining Co. |
| First year | 1939 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hoyt Brothers |
| Home office | New York, Ny. |
| First year | 1939 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 731.52M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011630 |
PRESTON, L.S., 1896, "REPORT ON THE 'GYPSY QUEEN' MINE," PRIVATE UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO J. VAN HOUTON, PRESIDENT, GIPSY MINING CO.
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 47
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | THE ORE IS FOUND IN A FISSURE VEIN THAT HAS A SURFACE EXPOSURE OF ABOUT ONE MILE. THE VEIN IS POCKETY. THE VEIN FOLLOWS A NORMAL FAULT THAT SLIPPED ABOUT TWELVE FEET ON THE HANGING WALL. THE VEIN AVERAGES 18 INCHES WIDE. THE IRON ORE IS OXIDIZED AND HEAVILY LEACHED. AND DESULPHURIZED. THE GALENA HAS BEEN HALF ALTERED TO CERUSSITE. THE GOLD AND SILVER HAS BEEN FOUND IN POCKETS AND ORE SHOOTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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