Rio Hondo Placer Group

Prospect in Taos county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10126923
MAS/MILS ID 0350550190
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Hondo Placer Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -105.46996, 36.59564 (WGS84)
Elevation 2866
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Taos(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wheeler Peak(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Taos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 027 N 014 E 08 N2 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -105.46996, 36.59564

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rio Hondo Gold Placer Mining Co.
    Home office New Mexico

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GROUP INCLUDES: SQUEDUNK PLACER IN SECTIONS 6 AND 7,

  • Deposit

    CARMENCITA PLACER IN SECTION 7, HAWKEYE IN SECTIONS 7

  • Deposit

    AND 8, KEYSTONE IN SECTIONS 5, 6, 7, AND 8, AMIZETT IN

  • Deposit

    SECTIONS 4,5, AND 8, DENVER PLACER SECTIONS 3 AND 4,

  • Deposit

    AND THE HUMBOLT PLACER IN SECTIONS 10 AND 15.

  • Deposit

    N. M. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 931, NO PATENT

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR MINE FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references