Payroll Mine

The Payroll Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,701 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Payroll Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
District: Bromide No. 2 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: Keystone Bromide Copper Co.
Years: 1908 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1889
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT.

Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1136 COVERING 20.58 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN THE 1900'S CONSISTED OF A 267 FT. SHAFT WITH A 73 FT. CROSSCUT AND A 63 FT. DRIFT ON THE 250 FT. LEVEL AND A TUNNEL ABOUT 900 FT. IN LENGTH.

References

Reference (Deposit): BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 94

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 130-131

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