Mahoney Mines

The Mahoney Mines is a zinc mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,501 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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Site Name

Primary: Mahoney Mines
Secondary: Patented Claims
Secondary: Contention
Secondary: Dona Susan
Secondary: Minnie Helen
Secondary: New Years Gift
Secondary: Comfort
Secondary: Homestead
Secondary: Flat Foot: Unpatented Claims
Secondary: Mildred
Secondary: Watch Dog Mine

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: Tres Hermanas District

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/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Clarke Realty And Investment Co., J.A. Mahoney, Inc., And Mary Mahoney Carney
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: J. A. Mahoney, Inc.
Home Office: Deming, N.M.
Years: 1951 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1951
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Willemite
Ore: Hydrozincite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE WEST LIME HILLS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): ORE IS FOUND IN MANTOS AND FISSURE FILLINGS. SEVEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 155 AND 2168 COVERING 134.64 ACRES. TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHAFTS AND ADITS AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS. A VERTICAL SHAFT IN THE CENTER OF THE COMFORT CLAIM HAS LEVELS CUT AT 24, 43, 120, AND 198 FT.. THE TWO PRINCIPAL MINES ARE ON THE COMFORT AND CONTENTION CLAIMS.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1909 USGS BULL 380, P. 125

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 292-295

Reference (Deposit): DARTON, N.H., 1916 USGS BULL 618, P. 79-82

Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 45-54, PLATES 1 AND 2

Reference (Deposit): DORAIBABU, P., AND PROCTOR, P.D., 1972 NMBMMR TARGET EXPLORATION REPORT E-4, 9 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): BALK, ROBERT, 1962 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-16

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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