The French Henry Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,600 Feet (3,231 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.64028, -105.19083
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French Henry Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: French Henry Mine
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: French Henry
Secondary: Yellow Dog No. 1 and 2
Secondary: Claude No. 3
Secondary: Mountain Witch
Secondary: Jill
Secondary: Jack
Secondary: Jill Mill Site
Secondary: Jack Mill Site
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Baldy District: Ponil District: Baldy Mountain: South Ponil Creek 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Henry Ashbaugh
Years: 1940 -
Owner Name: French Henry Mining Co.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1869
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS AND SHOOTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ADIT OF THE FRENCH HENRY MINE AS SHOWN ON THE UTE PARK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Deposit): 9 CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF FIVE OR SIX ADITS RANGING FROM ABOUT 100 FT. TO 400 FT. IN LENGTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 99
Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 34-35
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): WANEK, A.A., AND OTHERS, 1964 USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-425
Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P.66-75
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 119-123, PLATE1
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