| Deposit ID | 10012589 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008279 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caribel Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims of the Caribel Group Patented In 1922, Caribel, Caribel No. 1, H.L. Pratt, Camp Bird, Ethel Pratt, Anna Laura, Taos Nos. 1 and 2, Granite, Nancy Lee, Mountain View, Lulu Ford, Garlow |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.45084, 36.67504 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3231 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20 MILES N 20 E OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(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
Carson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028N | 014) | 09 | CENTER | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -105.45084, 36.67504 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ore Shoots Commonly Occur At The Intersection Of Shear Zones. |
| General form | FISSURES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| District name | Red River District: Black Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Caribel Mining And Milling Co. |
| First year | 1920 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 548.64M |
| Overall depth | 53.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008279 |
REED, E.F., 1922 RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, P. 17-19
PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 30-31
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 81-83
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 111-115, MAP 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 13 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1756 COVERING ABOUT 230 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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