International Mine

The International Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Luna county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,724 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: International Mine
Secondary: Keno Mine, Rector Mine, Or Rattlesnake Mine: Claims
Secondary: Keno
Secondary: Keno Extention

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Luna
District: Fremont District

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Altru Minerals
Home Office: 6005 Truchas Dr. Ne, Albuquerque, N.M. 87109
Years: 1981 -

Owner Name: Joseph Deckert
Home Office: Deming, N.M.
Years: 1961 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1947
Discovery Year: 1880
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

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Geology): THE UPPER PART OF LASKY'S (1947) HOWELLS RIDGE FM. IS EQUIVALENT T O ZELLER'S (1970) U-BAR FM..

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF THREE SHAFTS RANGING FROM 100 TO 250 FT. DEEP AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW PITS AND TRENCHES.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS SHOWN ON THE VICTORIO RANCH TOPOGRAPHIC QUADR ANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1961.

References

Reference (Deposit): STRONGIN, O., 1957 NMBMMR OFR-18, P. 200-203

Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 138-143

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, 101 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, 22 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 3 45-347

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