U. S. Hill Mine

Past Producer in Taos county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Mica
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 10199206
MAS/MILS ID 0350550217
Record type Site
Current site name U. S. Hill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.61726, 36.20585 (WGS84)
Elevation 2622
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Taos(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tres Ritos(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

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 023 N 012 E 24 SE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.61726, 36.20585

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American Mining And Exploration Co.
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1959

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 MINUTE TOPO SHOWS ANOTHER PIT LOCATED IN NW SECT.

  • Deposit

    25.

  • Deposit

    OVER 6000 LBS. OF SHEET MICA MARKETED IN 1954.

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR MINES 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