The Balakhana Group is a lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 34.0175, -107.14389
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Balakhana Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Balakhana Group
Secondary: Claims Patented In 1923
Secondary: Balakhana
Secondary: Balakhana No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon 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: Hezekiah Hall
Years: 1930 -
Owner Name: Hezekiah Hall
Years: 1937 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1937
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: PODS AND SHOOTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN COPPER CANYON ABOUT 0.5 MILES WEST OF THE BUCKEYE MINE.
Comment (Deposit): 2 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1877 COVERING 38.877 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): FIELD NOTES FROM 1921 SURVEY FOR PATENT REPORTED A 50 FT. TUNNEL, A 150 FT. TUNNEL AND A 175 FT. TUNNEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): KREWEDL, D.A., 1974 NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 48-51, FIG. 3
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