The Iron King 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: 35.75833, -106.47028
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Iron King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron King Mine
Secondary: Patented Claim 1898: Iron King
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
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: 1890
Year Last Production: 1948
Discovery Year: 1890
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
Form: OTHER: VEINS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Several E-W Trending Faults In The Area
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
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
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Argentite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR PORTAL OF ADIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 1890 TO 1902 TOTALLED $50,000. (MUNDY, M.H., 1954, P. 45). PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR THE YEARS 1915, 1932, 1934, AND 1939 INCLUDE VALUES FOR OTHER MINES IN THE DISTRICT IN ADDITION TO THE IRON KING.
Comment (Development): THIS MINE WAS THE FIRST MINE LOCATED IN THE COCHITI DISTRICT
Comment (Deposit): THIS VEIN MAY BE A CONTINUATION OF THE LONE STAR VEIN JUST TO THE SOUTH. THE IRON KING CLAIM WAS PATENTED IN 1898 AND COVERS 12.75 ACRES. THE IRON KING CLAIM IS M.S. NO. 942.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 100-FOOT SHAFT AND A SHORT ADIT WITH A WINZE GOING DOWN TO THE 136-FOOT LEVEL.
References
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 (Production): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 18; MUNDY, M.H., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, P. 45
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 150-162
Reference (Deposit): BUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Reference (Deposit): BUNDY, W.M., 1958, NMBMMR BULL 59, P. 13-16
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