Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950's

The Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950's is a lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,099 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950's

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 34.50694, -107.21528

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Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950's MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950's


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Landrons Mountains Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co.
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: Bert Coon And Lester S. Levenson
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Datil Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT 2.25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MESA SARCA AND JUST WEST OF THE ABANDONED BUILDING SHOWN ON THE MESA APAREJO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN NUMEROUS NORTH-STRIKING FRACTURES RANGING FROM HAIRLINE TO SEVERAL FEET IN THICKNESS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF AN OPENCUT 20 FT. LONG WITH AN 8 FT. FACE AND A SHALLOW PIT ABOUT 10 FT. DEEP.


References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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