Iron King Mine

The Iron King Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,232 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Iron King Mine
Secondary: Patented Claim 1898: Iron King

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
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: Dr. J. J. Depraslin (Also Known As Sandoval Gold Mining Co.)
Home Office: Albuquerque, N.M .

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stockwork
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Year Last Production: 1948
Discovery Year: 1890
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: OTHER: VEINS

Form: OTHER: VEINS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Several E-W Trending Faults In The Area

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Argentite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR PORTAL OF ADIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 1890 TO 1902 TOTALLED $50,000. (MUNDY, M.H., 1954, P. 45). PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR THE YEARS 1915, 1932, 1934, AND 1939 INCLUDE VALUES FOR OTHER MINES IN THE DISTRICT IN ADDITION TO THE IRON KING.

Comment (Development): THIS MINE WAS THE FIRST MINE LOCATED IN THE COCHITI DISTRICT

Comment (Deposit): THIS VEIN MAY BE A CONTINUATION OF THE LONE STAR VEIN JUST TO THE SOUTH. THE IRON KING CLAIM WAS PATENTED IN 1898 AND COVERS 12.75 ACRES. THE IRON KING CLAIM IS M.S. NO. 942.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 100-FOOT SHAFT AND A SHORT ADIT WITH A WINZE GOING DOWN TO THE 136-FOOT LEVEL.

References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.S., R.L. SMITH, AND R.A. BAILEY, 1961, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 12TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 139-144

Reference (Deposit): BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 131-139

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 17-22

Reference (Deposit): KUDO, A.M., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 283-287

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Production): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 18; MUNDY, M.H., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, P. 45

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 150-162

Reference (Deposit): BUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Reference (Deposit): BUNDY, W.M., 1958, NMBMMR BULL 59, P. 13-16

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