Black Gold Mine

The Black Gold Mine is a gold and iron mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,500 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: Black Gold Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Iron

Lat, Long: 33.85528, -105.67639

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Black Gold Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Gold Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Iron


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Jicarilla District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Leslie Settle
Home Office: Albuquerque, N.M.
Years: 1959 -


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: Sacramento Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1959 CONSISTED OF A 150 FT. ADIT, A 250 FT. ADIT, AND A 300 FT. ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P.84,86

Reference (Deposit): SEGERSTROM, K., AND RYBERG, G.E., 1974 USGS BULL 1308, P.16, PLATE 1


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