Mary M Mine

The Mary M Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Bernalillo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,900 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Mary M Mine
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: Mary M.
Secondary: Mary M. Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Tejon Millsite

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Bernalillo
District: Tijeras Canyon 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: Vincent Moore
Years: 1950 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1955
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE ADITS IN SECTION 6 AS SHOWN ON THE TIJERAS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = ALBUQUERQUE 1:250000

Comment (Deposit): 3 CLAIMS AND 1 MILLSITE COVERING 65.653 ACRES. MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 2185.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1975 CONSISTED OF A LOWER ADIT ABOUT 220 FT. LONG WITH SEVERAL SHORT BRANCHES AND A 75 FT. RAISE TO THE SURFACE. THE UPPER ADIT WAS CAVED AND INACCESSIBLE.

References

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., AND NORTHROP, S.A., 1975 NMBMMR MEM 29, P. 103, MAP 1

Reference (Deposit): FULP, M.S., AND WOODWARD, L.A., 1981 NMGS NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY, VOL 3, NO 3, P. 33-42

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 12-16

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