| Deposit ID | 10150993 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350550168 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Memphis Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.34136, 36.73314 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2957 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red River Pass(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 | 029 N | 015 E | 21 | NWNWSE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.34136, 36.73314 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Memphis Red River Mining Co |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kershner Brothers |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1959 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350550168 |
ABOUT 3500 TONS OF 0.4 AU MINED
INCLUDES EIGHT PATENTED CLAIMS - MEMPHIS, CORA GIBSON,
CORA GIBSON NO. 2, HOMESTAKE, TENNESSEE, MAMMOUTH.
COMSTOCK, AND SHEBA - ALSO SEVERAL UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 63-68
FAIN, C. O.; RED RIVER DISTRICT, SOUTH-WESTERN MINES,
VOL. 2, NO. 3, P. 3
NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 25
REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF N. M., COLO. SCH.
OF MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 24-27
USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 88
| 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 |
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