Peralta Canyon Mines

The Peralta Canyon Mines is a gold and silver mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,801 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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Site Name

Primary: Peralta Canyon Mines
Secondary: Mine: Peralta Lion Mines
Secondary: Patented Claims 1926: Peralta Lion No. 1-5
Secondary: Peralta A 1
Secondary: Toby Group-- Teddy No. 1-2
Secondary: Toby
Secondary: Old Crow No. 1-2
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: Great Western
Secondary: Aunt Betsy
Secondary: Obs No. 1-2
Secondary: Independent
Secondary: Dependent
Secondary: Tomboy
Secondary: Governor
Secondary: The Wedge
Secondary: White Horse
Secondary: Red Horse
Secondary: Peralta Lion 6-8
Secondary: Peralta Big B

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Copper

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: Mont De Lion Mining Co.
Home Office: Peralta Canyon, N.M.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1925
Discovery Year: 1895
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: LINEAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Several Large Fractured Areas In The Rhyolite

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL ADITS ON EACH CLAIM. THE AUNT BETSY HAS TWO ADITS, 106-FT AND 169.5-FT LONG, THE GREAT WESTERN HAS AN ADIT 71-FT LONG, THE GOVERNOR HAS TWO ADITS TOTALLING 215.3 FEET, THE A-1 HAS TWO ADITS TOTALLING 181 FEET AND AN INCLINED SHAFT WITH 150 FEET OF CROSSCUTS, THE PERALTA NO. 1 HAS A 46-FOOT LONG ADIT, THE PERALTA NO. 2 HAS 206 FEET OF ADIT, A SHAFT AND AN 80-FT WINZE, AND THE PERALTA NO. 3 HAS A 25-FT OPEN CUT AND A 75-FT ADIT.

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR POINT ON THE OLD CROW #2 CLAIM. THE CADASTRAL GRID IS UNSURVEYED IN THIS AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Production): THERE ARE NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOR PERALTA CANYON.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S

Comment (Deposit): VERY LITTLE HAS BEEN WRITTEN ON THE GEOLOGY OF PERALTA CANYON. THERE ARE TWO GROUPS OF PATENTED CLAIMS IN THE CANYON. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1875 AND PATENT 989033 (1926) COVER THE PERALTA LION GROUP (PERALTA LION 1-5 AND PERALTA LION "A"-1). MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1883 AND PATENT 989035 (1926) COVER THE TOBY GROUP (TOBY, TEDDY 1-2, AND OLD CROW 1-2).

References

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

Reference (Deposit): BLACKBURN, W.H., 1921, "MONT DE LION MINING COMPANY-SANDOVAL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, COCHITI MINING DISTRICT"

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 309-315

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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