Golden Link Mine

The Golden Link Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,301 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

Name: Golden Link Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Catron

Elevation: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 33.29222, -108.70417

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Golden Link Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Link Mine
Secondary: Gold Bar Group Patented In 1924
Secondary: Gold Bar
Secondary: Golden Link
Secondary: Golden Link Millsite


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon Mountains Area: Wilcox District: Golden Link Cabin 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: U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co.
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Years: 1979 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Mineralization Occurs Along A Northeast-Striking Fault.


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: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR USMM NO. 1 SHOWN ON THE GROUSE MOUNTAIN TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE AND LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PATENTED CLAIMS. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Deposit): THREE PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1901 COVERING 44.794 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF A SHALLOW SHAFT AND FOUR TUNNELS WITH A COMBINED LENGTH OF 300 FT..


References

Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MAP I-886

Reference (Deposit): RATTE, J.C. AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 131-134

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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