Pankey Mine

The Pankey Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,601 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: Pankey Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: San Mateo Mountains Area: San Jose 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: Springtime Mining Co.
Years: 1939 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1932
Year Last Production: 1939
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: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chlorargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1930'S CONSISTED OF A MAIN TUNNEL ABOUT 600 FT. LONG, A 50 FT. SHAFT AND A 100 FT. SHAFT WITH DRIFTS AT THE 50 FT. AND 100 FT. LEVELS.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ADIT OF THE PANKY MINE WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE STEEL HILL TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

References

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 97-116

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 143

Reference (Deposit): HOWARD, E.V., 1967 METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN NEW MEXICO, N.M. STATE PLANNING OFFICE, P. 218-221

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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