The Lone Star Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 35.75611, -106.47028
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Lone Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Star Mine
Secondary: Patented Claims 1898: Lone Star
Secondary: Dry Monople
Secondary: Free Trade
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
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.
Owner Name: Dr. J. J. Depraslin (Also Known As Sandoval Gold Mining Co.)
Home Office: Albuquerque, 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: 1939
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 In The Area
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host 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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR PORTAL OF ADIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR THE LONE STAR MINE FOR 1893 TO 1902 IS BELIEVED TO BE IN EXCESS OF $250,000 (MUNDY, 1954, P. 44). PRODUCTION TOTALS LISTED INCLUDE VALUES FROM OTHER MINES IN THE AREA.
Comment (Deposit): THE LONE STAR VEIN MAY BE A CONTINUATION OF THE IRON KING VEIN JUST TO THE NORTH. CLAIMS PATENTED IN 1898 ARE THE LONE STAR, DRY MONOPLE, FREE TRADE FOR A TOTAL OF 54.297 ACRES, AND M.S. NO 941.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SIX ADITS, NUMEROUS CROSSCUT TUNNELS AND RAISES CONNECTING THEM.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 150-162
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Production): MUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, P. 44; ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 18.
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
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