The Alunogen Tunnel #4 is a aluminum mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,840 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,840 Feet (1,780 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 33.1389, -108.20530
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Alunogen Tunnel #4 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alunogen Tunnel #4
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lucien C. Warner
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBM INDEX
Reference (Deposit): 1907 PP 215-223
Reference (Deposit): RATTE ET AL USGS MAP I-886,1975
Reference (Deposit): HAYES,C.W. THE GILA RIVER ALUM DEPOSITS, USGS BULL 315
Reference (Deposit): OWNER YEAR OF INFO IS 1894
Reference (Deposit): SURVEY NO. 930, PATENT NO. 25051
Reference (Deposit): OF FUELS) NMBM BULL 12 1937 PP 43-45
Reference (Deposit): OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES (EXCLUSIVE
Reference (Deposit): TALMAGE S.B. ET AL THE NON-METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES
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