Old Smokey Group

The Old Smokey Group is a manganese mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.

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

Name: Old Smokey Group  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 32.84306, -108.55833

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Satelite image of the Old Smokey Group

Old Smokey Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Old Smokey Group
Secondary: Lone Wolf


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1955
Description: Ap_Grade: ^27.5%


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: FRACTURES IN BROAD ZONE AS WIDE AS 60 M


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, US BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRC. 8030, P. 39

Reference (Deposit): 1978A, MILS, US BUREAU OF MINES COMPUTER DATA BANK


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