The Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950's is a lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 34.50694, -107.21528
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Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950's MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950's
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Landrons Mountains Area
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: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co.
Years: 1950 -
Owner Name: Bert Coon And Lester S. Levenson
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Datil Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT 2.25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MESA SARCA AND JUST WEST OF THE ABANDONED BUILDING SHOWN ON THE MESA APAREJO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN NUMEROUS NORTH-STRIKING FRACTURES RANGING FROM HAIRLINE TO SEVERAL FEET IN THICKNESS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF AN OPENCUT 20 FT. LONG WITH AN 8 FT. FACE AND A SHALLOW PIT ABOUT 10 FT. DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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