Gypsy Queen Mine

The Gypsy Queen Mine is a gold, silver, and iron mine located in Santa Fe county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,300 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gypsy Queen Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Santa Fe
District: Old Placers 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: Hoyt Brothers
Home Office: New York, Ny.
Years: 1939 -

Owner Name: Univesal Placer Mining Co.
Years: 1939 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Discovery Year: 1885
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: LINEAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Numerous Faults

Type: L
Description: A Normal Fault With 12-Foot Slip

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching And Oxidation Of Iron And Lead Ores

Rocks

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE IS FOUND IN A FISSURE VEIN THAT HAS A SURFACE EXPOSURE OF ABOUT ONE MILE. THE VEIN IS POCKETY. THE VEIN FOLLOWS A NORMAL FAULT THAT SLIPPED ABOUT TWELVE FEET ON THE HANGING WALL. THE VEIN AVERAGES 18 INCHES WIDE. THE IRON ORE IS OXIDIZED AND HEAVILY LEACHED. AND DESULPHURIZED. THE GALENA HAS BEEN HALF ALTERED TO CERUSSITE. THE GOLD AND SILVER HAS BEEN FOUND IN POCKETS AND ORE SHOOTS.

Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF A 2400-FOOT ADIT CONNECTING WITH A 350-FOOT SHAFT

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE SHAFT. THE CADASTRAL GRID IS PROJECTED IN THIS AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Production): THERE ARE NO PRODUCTION DATA AVAILABLE.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

References

Reference (Deposit): PRESTON, L.S., 1896, "REPORT ON THE 'GYPSY QUEEN' MINE," PRIVATE UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO J. VAN HOUTON, PRESIDENT, GIPSY MINING CO.

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 47

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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