The Galena King is a fluorine-fluorite and lead mine located in Bernalillo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,791 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,791 Feet (2,070 Meters)
Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.9333, -106.43440
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Galena King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena King
Secondary: Octaroon
Commodity
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Bernalillo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): NMBM MEMOIR 34,P16
Reference (Deposit): NEW MINE REGISTRATIONS,1967,STATE MINE INSPECTOR
Reference (Deposit): ON OCTAROON CLAIM A MEMBER OF OCTOROON GROUP
Reference (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIMS,MINERAL SURVEY #1849 PATENT #886588
Reference (Deposit): NMBM INDEX & MAP FILES
Reference (Deposit): NMBM BULL,12, 1937,PP50,74
Reference (Deposit): NMBM BULL 21, 1946,P40
Reference (Deposit): NMBM BULL 4, 1928, P119
Reference (Deposit): NMBM BULL 81, 1967,P15
Reference (Deposit): ANN REPT STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES 1968 P46
Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C.8307,P13
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