The Whale Group is a gold mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,701 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: 9,701 Feet (2,957 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.6608, -106.17750
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Whale Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whale Group
Secondary: Whole
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: H. S. Kuykendall
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
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 MINES INDEX
Reference (Deposit): P 165
Reference (Deposit): JONES F.A. NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS SANTA FE 1904
Reference (Deposit): 1910 P 131
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN ET AL ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO USGS P.P. 68
Reference (Deposit): PLATE 6
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 86, 87,94,
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA
Reference (Deposit): SURVEY NO. 1157, PATENTED
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