The York Mine is a zinc, gold, and copper mine located in Bernalillo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,680 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,680 Feet (2,036 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 35.03778, -106.44000
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York Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: York Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Bernalillo
District: Tijeras Canyon District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: York Mining Co.
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): AN INCLINED SHAFT REACHES A DEPTH OF 120 FT.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE SHAFT OF THE YORK MINE AS SHOWN ON THE TIJERAS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = ALBUQUERQUE 1:250000
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): FULP, M.S., AND WOODWARD, L.A., 1981 NMGS NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY, VOL 3, NO 3, P. 33-42
Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 12-16
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., AND NORTHROP, S.A., 1975 NMBMMR MEM 29, P. 102-103, MAP 1
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