The Royal John Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,851 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,851 Feet (2,393 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.84083, -107.78500
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Royal John Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Royal John Mine
Secondary: Grand Central Group
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Carpenter 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Olsen, A. L. And Cox, Gussie Belle
Years: 1950 -
Owner Name: Westamerica Mining And Milling, Inc.
Home Office: Box 447, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Years: 1969 -
Production
Year: 1969
Time Period: 1916 To 1969
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Average Ore Grade 8.75% Zn.
Year: 1969
Time Period: 1916 To 1969
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Average Ore Grade 4.78% Pb.
Year: 1969
Time Period: 1916 To 1969
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Average Ore Grade 1.72 Oz Ag/Ton.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1969
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ore Occurs Along The North Striking. Sunshine, Owens And Discovery Workings Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE SAN LORENZO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED
Comment (Production): MINE WAS IDLE FROM 1918 TO 1921, 1923 TO 1926, 1931 TO 1941, 1954 TO 1955 AND 1958 TO 1968.
Comment (Deposit): 15 UNPATENTED CLAIMS AND ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 867.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1950 CONSISTED OF THREE ADITS WITH ABOUT 1500 FT. OF DEVELOPMENT, THREE LARGE OPEN CUTS AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW CUTS AND SHORT ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP. 68, P. 272
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 110-113
Reference (Deposit): KINNEY, D.M., 1944 USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 18 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): HILL, R.S., 1946 USBM RI-3904, 31 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): SOULE, J.H., 1950 USBM RI-4748, 8 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 77-79
Reference (Deposit): ERICKSEN, G.E., WEDOW, H., JR., AND EATON, G.P., 1970 USGS BULL 1319-E, P. 80-81
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-900
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Production): AGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS.
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