The The Park Prospect is a zinc and lead mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,249 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.08472, -107.63583
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The Park Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: The Park Prospect
Secondary: Hilltop Claim
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: Florida Mountains District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Malin, A. J.
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS.
Comment (Deposit): ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM IN 1958.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHORT ADITS AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 120 AND P. 127-128
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