Mount Royal Mine

The Mount Royal Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,774 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Mount Royal Mine
Secondary: Golden Fleece Group, Claims Patented In 1922
Secondary: Golden Fleece
Secondary: Golden Fleece No.2
Secondary: Golden Eagle No.4
Secondary: South Jim Crow
Secondary: Ruby Quartz
Secondary: Lime Contact
Secondary: Lime Contact No.2
Secondary: Imperial Extension A
Secondary: Prince Imperial A
Secondary: Prince Imperial Extension A

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Steeple Rock 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: Mount Royal Mining And Exploration Co.
Home Office: Houston, Texas
Years: 1981 -

Owner Name: Summit Minerals, Inc.
Home Office: Box W, Duncan, Az. 85534
Years: 1981 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1941
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: Deposits Occur Along The Northwest Striking Steeple Rock Fault.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEARS WERE 1920, 1940 AND 1941.

Comment (Deposit): TEN PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1712 COVERING 190.751 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF AN INACCESSIBLE SHAFT ABOUT 350 FT. DEEP.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE STEEPLE ROCK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

References

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 196

Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, 29 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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