The Parole Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,475 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,475 Feet (1,364 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.18111, -108.08861
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Parole Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Parole Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: Victorio District
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Victor Smelting And Mining Co.
Home Office: Gage, N.M.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM THE PAROLE CLAIM IS REPORTED WITH PRODUCTION FROM THE CHANCE MINE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF AN INACCESSIBLE SHAFT AND SEVERAL SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS.
Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 779 COVERING 11.887 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1175
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G. B., 1961, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 72, P 86
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