The International Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,724 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,724 Feet (1,440 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.78556, -108.16889
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International Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: International Mine
Secondary: Keno Mine, Rector Mine, Or Rattlesnake Mine: Claims
Secondary: Keno
Secondary: Keno Extention
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: Fremont District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Altru Minerals
Home Office: 6005 Truchas Dr. Ne, Albuquerque, N.M. 87109
Years: 1981 -
Owner Name: Joseph Deckert
Home Office: Deming, N.M.
Years: 1961 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1947
Discovery Year: 1880
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: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE UPPER PART OF LASKY'S (1947) HOWELLS RIDGE FM. IS EQUIVALENT T O ZELLER'S (1970) U-BAR FM..
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF THREE SHAFTS RANGING FROM 100 TO 250 FT. DEEP AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW PITS AND TRENCHES.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE VICTORIO RANCH TOPOGRAPHIC QUADR ANGLE.
Comment (Deposit): TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1961.
References
Reference (Deposit): STRONGIN, O., 1957 NMBMMR OFR-18, P. 200-203
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 138-143
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, 101 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, 22 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 3 45-347
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