Bland

The Bland is a gold and silver mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,703 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Bland
Secondary: Albemarle Group
Secondary: Altoona

Commodity

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

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Jones, Joseph L. And Verlene
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1979

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): GROUP INCLUDES ALBEMARLE, ONTARIO, HURON, AND PAMLICO

Reference (Deposit): DURING 1896 THROUGH 1905.

Reference (Deposit): PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY EFFIE JENKS OF BLAND, N. M.

Reference (Deposit): THE ALBEMARLE MINE PRODUCED $667,500 IN PRECIOUS METALS

Reference (Deposit): 1921-22, N. M. STATE TAX COMISSION, P. 76

Reference (Deposit): FINLAY, J. R.; COCHITI DISTRICT, APPRAISAL OF N. M. MINES

Reference (Deposit): , SANTA FE, N. M., MAY 1896, P. 27-31

Reference (Deposit): BURKE, W. S.; COCHITI DISTRICT, N. M. BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION

Reference (Deposit): STATE PLANNING OFFICE, SANTA FE, N. M. P. 62-63

Reference (Deposit): HOWARD, VIET E.; METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN NEW MEXICO,

Reference (Deposit): P. 158-159

Reference (Deposit): OCT. 5, 1908, P. 1-2

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, GRATON, AND GORDON; USGS PROF. PAPER NO. 68,

Reference (Deposit): JENKS, WILLIAM; GOLDEN COCHITI DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST MINES,

Reference (Deposit): MARCH 1941, P. 14-15,34

Reference (Deposit): PATENTED 1901

Reference (Deposit): HARRINGTON, E. R.; GOLD CAMP ROAD, NEW MEXICO PROFESSIONAL

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS, N. M. MINERAL SURVEY NOS. 997 A-D RESPECTIVELY,

Reference (Deposit): HARRINGTON, E. R.; GOLD CAMP, NEW MEXICO MAG. V. 19, NO. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 1-2

Reference (Deposit): MEXICO, SOUTHWEST MINES MAG., V. 1, NO. 6, MARCH 5, 1909,

Reference (Deposit): BARBOUR, PERCY E.; THE COCHITI MINING DISTRICT OF NEW

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICTS OF THE U.S., USGS PROF. PAPER NO. 610, P. 208

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN AND BERGENDAHL; PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING

Reference (Deposit): SANTA FE COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO, NMBMMR BULL. 81 P. 17-22

Reference (Deposit): OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF BERNALILLO, SANDOVAL, AND

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, WOLFGANG E.; COCHITI (BLAND) DISTRICT, SUMMARY

Reference (Deposit): P. 216

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL V. 70, AUG. 25, 1900,

Reference (Deposit): WYNCOOP, W. C.; THE COCHITI DISTRICT, NEW MEXICO,

Reference (Deposit): MAGAZINE V. 25, NO. 6, JUNE 1947, P. 31-32,39

Reference (Deposit): KUTNEWSKY, FREMONT; AS LONG AS THERE'S GOLD, NEW MEXICO

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MAP FILES

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEER AND CONTRACTOR V. 2, NO. 1, JAN. 1950, P.5

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