Washington Mine

The Washington Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,232 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Washington Mine
Secondary: Patented Claim 1902: Washington

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval
District: Cochiti 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: Miss Effie Jenks
Home Office: Santa Fe, N.M.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stockwork
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1893
Year Last Production: 1933
Discovery Year: 1893
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: OTHER: VEINS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Numerous Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR THE YEARS 1893 TO 1902 WAS VALUED AT OVER $75,000. (MUNDY, 1954, P. 46)

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE A 300-FOOT SHAFT, 200 FEET OF ADITS, AND 1000 FEET OF DRIFTS. A WINZE 50 FEET BELOW THE LOWER WORKINGS WAS REPORTED TO HAVE GONE BELOW GOOD ORE. THE LOWEST LEVEL IS ABOUT 1000 FEET BELOW THE OUTCROP AND THE UPPER LEVEL IS ABOUT 40 FEET BELOW THE OUTCROP

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR PORTAL OF THE ADIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN WAS INJECTED ALONG A CURVING FAULT AND MUCH OF THE VEIN IS BRECCIATED. POST-ORE FAULTS STRIKE DUE EAST AND SHOW MINOR DISPLACEMENT. COMPARATIVELY FEW VUGS ARE PRESENT. THE PATENTED CLAIM WASHINGTON COVERS 20.488 ACRES. IT HAS MIN. SUR. NO. 1034.

References

Reference (Production): AGGREGATED USBM RECORDS; ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 18; MUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, P. 46

Reference (Deposit): BUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Reference (Deposit): BUNDY, W.M., 1958, NMBMMR BULL 59, P. 13-16

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.S., R.L. SMITH, AND R.A. BAILEY, 1961, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 12TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 139-144

Reference (Deposit): BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 131-139

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 17-22

Reference (Deposit): KUDO, A.M., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 283-287

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P.150-162

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