Lone Star Mine

The Lone Star Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,100 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lone Star Mine
Secondary: Patented Claims 1898: Lone Star
Secondary: Dry Monople
Secondary: Free Trade

Commodity

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

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.

Owner Name: Dr. J. J. Depraslin (Also Known As Sandoval Gold Mining Co.)
Home Office: Albuquerque, 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: 1939
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 In The Area

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host 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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite

Comments

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

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR THE LONE STAR MINE FOR 1893 TO 1902 IS BELIEVED TO BE IN EXCESS OF $250,000 (MUNDY, 1954, P. 44). PRODUCTION TOTALS LISTED INCLUDE VALUES FROM OTHER MINES IN THE AREA.

Comment (Deposit): THE LONE STAR VEIN MAY BE A CONTINUATION OF THE IRON KING VEIN JUST TO THE NORTH. CLAIMS PATENTED IN 1898 ARE THE LONE STAR, DRY MONOPLE, FREE TRADE FOR A TOTAL OF 54.297 ACRES, AND M.S. NO 941.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SIX ADITS, NUMEROUS CROSSCUT TUNNELS AND RAISES CONNECTING THEM.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Production): MUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, P. 44; ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 18.

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

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