Petaluma Group

The Petaluma Group is a gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,410 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Petaluma Group  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 5,410 Feet (1,649 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 32.96611, -107.51972

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Petaluma Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Petaluma Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Hillsboro District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: E. P. Baumann


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Type: L
Description: Vein Is Associated With The Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GRAYBACK GULCH AND NORTHWEST OF THE CHANCE MINE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1934 CONSISTED OF AN OPEN CUT.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE HILLSBORO DISTRICT.


References

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 159


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