The Payroll Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,701 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,701 Feet (2,957 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 36.6575, -106.16750
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Payroll Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Payroll Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
District: Bromide No. 2 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: Keystone Bromide Copper Co.
Years: 1908 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1889
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1136 COVERING 20.58 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1900'S CONSISTED OF A 267 FT. SHAFT WITH A 73 FT. CROSSCUT AND A 63 FT. DRIFT ON THE 250 FT. LEVEL AND A TUNNEL ABOUT 900 FT. IN LENGTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 94
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 130-131
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