The Croesus Mine is a gold 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
Lat, Long: 36.70056, -106.24333
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Croesus Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Croesus Mine
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1890
Secondary: Creasus
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
District: Hopewell 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: R. C. Little
Years: 1947 -
Owner Name: Amarillo Gold Mining Co.
Years: 1935 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1935
Discovery Year: 1881
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: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SIXTEEN CHIP, CHANNEL, AND GRAB SAMPLES REPORTED IN NMBMMR BULL 91 CONTAINED AN AVERAGE OF 2.05 OZ AU/TON AND 2.00 OZ AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1968 CONSISTED OF AN 80 FT. SHAFT, A 300 FT. ADIT, SEVERAL CROSSCUTS, AND TWO LARGE, STOPED OUT, AREAS.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE PORTAL OF THE MAIN ADIT.
Comment (Production): USGS PP 68. REPORTED THE TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTION UP TO 1906 WAS ABOUT 15000 DOLLARS.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF QUARTZ VEINS AND SHEAR ZONES CONTAINING DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 526 COVERING 10.17 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 129
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 71-80
Reference (Deposit): BENJOVSKY, T.D., 1945 NMBMMR CIRC 11, 10 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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