Kelly Mine

The Kelly Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,651 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

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Site Name

Primary: Kelly Mine
Secondary: Tri Bullion Shaft
Secondary: Paschal Shaft
Secondary: Traylor Shaft
Secondary: Kelly Tunnel

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Magdalena 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: New Jersey Zinc Co., (Empire Zinc Division)
Home Office: 160 Front St., New York, N.Y.
Years: 1957 -

Owner Name: J. D. Torres Of Magdalena, N.M. And C. Barrett Of Socorro, N.M.
Years: 1957 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1878
Year Last Production: 1957
Discovery Year: 1878
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PODS AND SHOOTS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Kelly-Graphic Fault Zone And Brown Fault Strike About N 20 W.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcanthite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Location): GEODETIC, UTM AND CADASTRAL LOCATION ARE FOR THE TRI BULLION SHAFT SHOWN ON THE MAGDALENA TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT WAS COVERED BY 40 CLAIMS COVERING 578 ACRES, REPORTED IN 1942 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 200.

Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS INCLUDING DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS AND STOPES. ACCESS INCLUDED THREE SHAFTS AND A TUNNEL. TEN WORKING LEVELS.

References

Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, A.J., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 149-159

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 33-35

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 135-139

Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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