Rambler Claim

The Rambler Claim is a lead and silver mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,426 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Rambler Claim
Secondary: Helen
Secondary: Rover

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: Victorio 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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Bradley Mining Co.
Home Office: Gage, N.M.
Years: 1924 -

Owner Name: Borderland Mining Trust
Home Office: Gage, N.M.
Years: 1924 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
Year Last Production: 1924
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: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED A 300 FT. SHAFT WHICH WAS CAVED BELOW 125 FT. AND CAVED AT THE COLLAR. HORIZONTAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE 100 FT. LEVEL IS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE EXCESS SHAFT AND CONSISTS OF 950 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE RAMBLER SHAFT AS SHOWN ON PLATE 4 OF NMBMMR BULL 72.

Comment (Deposit): ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM. AT INTERSECTION OF NE- AND N-TRENDING VEINS IN DOLOMITE.

References

Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G. B., 1961, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 72, P 82-85

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 291-292

Reference (Deposit): THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1175

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.