Owl

The Owl is a zinc and lead mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,711 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Owl
Secondary: Baldwin

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Federal Resources Corp
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: O. Allen S. D.,C. W., And M. W. Baldwin
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1943

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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): 2 SHAFTS NUMEROUS TRENCHES

Reference (Deposit): NMBM&MR MINES INDEX

Reference (Deposit): SPHALERITE GALENA CHALCOPYRITE IN 1 FT VEIW

Reference (Deposit): 64 TONS SHIPPED 1930-33

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