Jay Hawk Mine

The Jay Hawk Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,600 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Jay Hawk Mine
Secondary: Patented Claims: Jay Hawk
Secondary: Alpine
Secondary: National: Patented In 1897

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District: Black Mountain Area

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: Caribel Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1930 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: FISSURES

Structure

Type: L
Description: The National Vein Is A Shear Zone Over 2 Miles Long Passing Through The Buffalo Mine To The East And Through The Inferno And Caribel Properties To The West.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Is Common.

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS ON THE JAY HAWK CLAIM. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1960 CONSISTED OF A 100 FT. SHAFT AND A 300 FT. ADIT. THE SHAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE FLOODED BELOW THE ADIT LEVEL AND POOR VENTILATION WAS A DANGER.

Comment (Deposit): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 978 COVERING 54.168 ACRES.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 87

Reference (Deposit): REED, E.F., 1922 RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, P. 17-19

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 86-88

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 115, PLATE 1, MAP 2

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