The Pankey Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.58667, -107.37278
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Pankey Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pankey Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: San Mateo Mountains Area: San Jose 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Springtime Mining Co.
Years: 1939 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1932
Year Last Production: 1939
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: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1930'S CONSISTED OF A MAIN TUNNEL ABOUT 600 FT. LONG, A 50 FT. SHAFT AND A 100 FT. SHAFT WITH DRIFTS AT THE 50 FT. AND 100 FT. LEVELS.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ADIT OF THE PANKY MINE WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE STEEL HILL TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 97-116
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 143
Reference (Deposit): HOWARD, E.V., 1967 METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN NEW MEXICO, N.M. STATE PLANNING OFFICE, P. 218-221
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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