Keystone Mine 1880's

The Keystone Mine 1880's is a silver mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Keystone Mine 1880's
Secondary: North Percha Camp: Patented In 1907 Keystone Claim

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston 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: Oscar Lingdell.
Home Office: 1007 Central Ave., Bridgeport, CT
Years: 1949 -

Owner Name: Templar Mining Co.
Home Office: New York Life Building, Kansas City, Mo.
Years: 1936 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1936
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: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Type: L
Description: Major Faults Trend North And Minor Faults Trend Northwest To Southwest.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SHOOTS AND PODS IN A VEIN AVERAGING ABOUT 5 FT. IN WIDTH. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 565 COVERING 15.49 ACRES.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH PERCHA CREEK AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1910'S CONSISTED OF A 108 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, A 180 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, A 672 FT. ADIT, A 612 FT. TUNNEL AND ABOUT 300 FT. OF DRIFTING.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.

References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270

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