Mahoney Mining Area

Past Producer in Luna county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10272076
MAS/MILS ID 0350290089
Record type Site
Current site name Mahoney Mining Area
Alternate or previous names Dona Susan, Watch Dog, Mildred, Comfort Shaft Flat Foot Homestead, Minnie Helen, New Years Gift

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -107.7623, 31.93484 (WGS84)
Elevation 1378
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Luna(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Lime Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Columbus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Luna

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 027 S 009 W 28 NE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -107.7623, 31.93484

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Clarke Realty And Investment Co
    Year 1961
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. A Mahoney Inc And Mary M Carney
    Year 1961

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 21

  • Deposit

    INCLUDES 4 SHAFTS AND 14 PROSPECTS

  • Deposit

    GRISWOLD G B 1961 NMBM BULL 72 P45

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references