The Black Range

Mines and mining districts are ill defined.  Geographic coverage and names have varied over time.  In general, the mines listed here are to the vicinity of Kingston, New Mexico. 

The following is a listing of the mines of the Kingston Mining District, the minerals that were taken from the mines, blogs on the Black Range Rag about the mines, and links to other material about the mines.  Blog entries which are dates (e.g. March 23, 1883) are links to blogs about the issue of The Black Range newspaper of that date.

See The Mines of Kingston New Mexico, a public relations piece published by The Kingston Tribune in 1883.

THE MINES OF THE KINGSTON MINING DISTRICT

ANDY JOHNSON MINE (LADRONE GULCH CAMP)

• Minerals:  Malachite

BLACK COLT MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

• Minerals:   Alabandite    Calcite    Chalcopyrite    Galena    Pyrite    Rhodochrosite    Rhodonite   Sphalerite

BLACK-EYED SUSAN MINE (LADRONE GULCH CAMP)

• Minerals:  Rhodochrosite

BRUSH HEAP MINE (LADRONE GULCH CAMP)

• Minerals:   Calcite    Chalcopyrite    Chlorargyrite    Dolomite    Galena    Malachite    Polybasite    Pyrite    Quartz    Sphalerite    Talc    Wad

BULLION MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

• Minerals:   Acanthite     Rhodonite   
• Black Range Newspaper:  March 2, 1883   March 16, 1883   April 27, 1883

CALEDONIA MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

CARBONATE CREEK MINE

• Minerals:  Acanthite   Chalcopyrite    Fluorite    Gold    K Feldspar var: Adularia    Polybasite    Realgar

CLIMAX MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

COMSTOCK MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

• Minerals:   Acanthite    Rhodochrosite    Rhodonite

GENERAL JACKSON MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

GREY EAGLE MINE - SOUTH PERCHA CREEK

• Minerals:  Acanthite    Azurite    Bromargyrite   Chalcocite   Chalcopyrite  Chlorargyrite  Chrysocolla   Cuprite   Fluorite    Galena    Gold   Hessite   Malachite   Pyrite    Quartz    Serpentine Group   Silver   Sphalerite    Tenorite
• Black Range Newspaper:   July 6, 1883

GYPSY MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

• Minerals:   Pyrargyrite   Silver   Copper  Lead   Gold

ILLINOIS MINE (LADRONE GULCH CAMP)

IRON KING MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

• Minerals:  Acanthite    Alabandite    Rhodochrosite    Rhodonite
• Black Range Newspaper:   November 2, 1883   April 25, 1884

KANGAROO MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

KINGSTON MINE

• Minerals: Proustite    Pyrargyrite    Tetrahedrite

LADRONE GULCH CAMP 

• Andy Johnson Mine
• Black-eyed Susan Mine
• Brush Heap Mine
• Illinois Mine
• United States Mine

LADY FRANKLIN CAMP

• Black Colt Mine
• Bullion Mine
• Caledonia Mine
• Climax Mine
• Comstock Mine
• General Jackson Mine
• Gypsy
• Iron King Mine
• Kangaroo Mine
• Lady Franklin Mine
• Picket Springs Mine
• Stowe Mine
• Superior Mine

LADY FRANKLIN MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

• Minerals:   Acanthite    Alabandite    Rhodochrosite    Rhodonite

LOOKOUT MINE

• Minerals:   Bromargyrite    Silver

MINERAL CREEK MINE

PICKET SPRINGS MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

SILVER QUEEN GROUP

• Minerals:   Gold    Quartz    Scheelite

SOLITAIRE

• Black Range Newspaper:   November 30, 1883   January 11, 1884    February 8, 1884   March 7, 1884   June 27, 1884

STOWE MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

SUPERIOR MINE (LADY FRANKLIN CAMP)

• Black Range Newspaper:   March 2, 1883   March 16, 1883   July 13, 1883   December 21, 1883

TALL PINE MINE

• Minerals:  Calcite    Limonite    Quartz    Wad

UNITED STATES MINE (LADRONE GULCH CAMP)

VIRGINIA MINE

• Minerals: Chlorargyrite