The Washington Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,232 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,232 Feet (2,509 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.75278, -106.47028
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Washington Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Washington Mine
Secondary: Patented Claim 1902: Washington
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval
District: Cochiti 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: Miss Effie Jenks
Home Office: Santa Fe, N.M.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stockwork
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1893
Year Last Production: 1933
Discovery Year: 1893
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: OTHER: VEINS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Numerous Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR THE YEARS 1893 TO 1902 WAS VALUED AT OVER $75,000. (MUNDY, 1954, P. 46)
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE A 300-FOOT SHAFT, 200 FEET OF ADITS, AND 1000 FEET OF DRIFTS. A WINZE 50 FEET BELOW THE LOWER WORKINGS WAS REPORTED TO HAVE GONE BELOW GOOD ORE. THE LOWEST LEVEL IS ABOUT 1000 FEET BELOW THE OUTCROP AND THE UPPER LEVEL IS ABOUT 40 FEET BELOW THE OUTCROP
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR PORTAL OF THE ADIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN WAS INJECTED ALONG A CURVING FAULT AND MUCH OF THE VEIN IS BRECCIATED. POST-ORE FAULTS STRIKE DUE EAST AND SHOW MINOR DISPLACEMENT. COMPARATIVELY FEW VUGS ARE PRESENT. THE PATENTED CLAIM WASHINGTON COVERS 20.488 ACRES. IT HAS MIN. SUR. NO. 1034.
References
Reference (Production): AGGREGATED USBM RECORDS; ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 18; MUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, P. 46
Reference (Deposit): BUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Reference (Deposit): BUNDY, W.M., 1958, NMBMMR BULL 59, P. 13-16
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.S., R.L. SMITH, AND R.A. BAILEY, 1961, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 12TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 139-144
Reference (Deposit): BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 131-139
Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 17-22
Reference (Deposit): KUDO, A.M., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 283-287
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P.150-162
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