Ontario Mine

The Ontario Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,351 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Ontario Mine
Secondary: Claim
Secondary: Ontario

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Steeple Rock District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: B. F. Billingsley
Home Office: Box 93, Duncan, Az.
Years: 1972 -

Owner Name: Old Ontario Mining Co.
Home Office: Box 93, Duncan, Az.
Years: 1973 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1949
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Type: L
Description: Deposits Occur Along The West To West-Northwest Striking Carlisle Fault.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE STEEPLE ROCK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEARS WERE 1941, 1942, 1945, AND 1949.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A VEIN RANGING FROM 1 TO 6 FT. THICK. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1964 CONSISTED OF A 160 FT. SHAFT WITH THREE WORKING LEVELS CONTAINING ABOUT 300 FT. OF DRIFTING.

References

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-15

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 189

Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, 29 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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