Description
Arthur Knaebel And G.S. Ostander (?)
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryUranium, Vanadium, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFractures In The Rhyolite
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Keres Group
Associated rockRhyolite · Keres Group
StructureSeveral Large Fractured Areas In The Rhyolite
Tectonic settingPajarito Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1925
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10014467
MRDS IDD011256
Alternate namesMine: Peralta Lion Mines, Patented Claims 1926: Peralta Lion No. 1-5, Peralta A 1, Toby Group-- Teddy No. 1-2Toby, Old Crow No. 1-2, Unpatented Claims: Great Western, Obs No. 1-2, Independent, Dependent, Tomboy, Governor, The Wedge, Red Horse, Peralta Lion 6-8, Peralta Big B, Aunt Betsy, White Horse
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.70838, -106.50059
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 162BLACKBURN, W.H., 1921, "MONT DE LION MINING COMPANY-SANDOVAL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, COCHITI MINING DISTRICT"CHENOWETH, W.L., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 309-315NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA