Rosedale Mine 1880's

The Rosedale Mine 1880's is a gold mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,201 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Rosedale Mine 1880's
Secondary: Claims Patented In 1901
Secondary: Great London
Secondary: Great London Millsite
Secondary: Rothchild
Secondary: Rothchild Millsite

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: San Mateo Mountains Area: Rosedale 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: Rosedale Trustee Group Of Magdalena, N. M. (1940'S)

Owner Name: Rosedale Gold Mines Co. Ltd
Years: 1941 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1882
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: PODS AND SHOOTS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Strikes N 20 W.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Rhyolite

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN SHAFT AND ADIT SHOWN ON THE GRASSY LOOKOUT TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A NORTHWEST-STRIKING BRECCIATED AND SHEARED FAULT ZONE. 2 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS AND 2 PATENTED MILLSITES COVERING A TOTAL OF 49.031 ACRES. MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 1076 A, 1076 B, 1077 A AND 1077 B.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1932 CONSISTED OF A 732 FT. DOUBLE COMPARTMENT VERTICAL SHAFT AND ABOUT 4600 FT. OF DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS AND AN ADIT. WORKINGS ALSO INCLUDED 15 LEVELS AT ABOUT 50 FT. INTERVALS, EXTENSIVELY STOPED AREAS AND OVER 800 FT. OF WINZES.

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SAN MATEO MOUNTAINS AREA.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 259-260

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 94-97

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, E.H., AND WOOTTON, T.P., 1932 NMBMMR CIRC 5, P. 21

Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P.61-67

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