| Deposit ID | 10009688 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002788 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | The Tungsten Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Penasco Mine: Wichita Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.77168, 36.22561 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2469 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17 MILES S 42 W OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Trampas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Taos(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023N | 011E | 16 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ortega Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Ortega Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.77168, 36.22561 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Mine Is Located Along The Axis Of The West-Southwest Plunging Copper Hill Anticline. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHERLY |
| Dip | 70 WEST |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Picuris District: Copper Ridge Or La Sierrita Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arthur Montgomery |
| Home office | Dixon, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of New Mexico |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002788 | |
| Office of Mineral Exploration | OME | OME | 6416 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 89-91
MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 103
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-77 | Hasler, J. William | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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