Whale Group

The Whale Group is a gold mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,701 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Whale Group  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Rio Arriba

Elevation: 9,701 Feet (2,957 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 36.6608, -106.17750

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Whale Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Whale Group
Secondary: Whole


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba


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: H. S. Kuykendall
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


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): NMBM MINES INDEX

Reference (Deposit): P 165

Reference (Deposit): JONES F.A. NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS SANTA FE 1904

Reference (Deposit): 1910 P 131

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN ET AL ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO USGS P.P. 68

Reference (Deposit): PLATE 6

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 86, 87,94,

Reference (Deposit): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA

Reference (Deposit): SURVEY NO. 1157, PATENTED


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