| Deposit ID | 10296566 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350550171 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Midnight Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.35276, 36.76394 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3210 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Comanche Point(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 | 08 | NENESE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Lower-upper middle Tertiary basaltic andesites and andesites of the Mogollon Group |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pratt |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1949 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350550171 |
MINE WORKED AT A PROFIT FOR 3 YEARS DURING LATE 1890'S.
SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 55
REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DIST. OF N. M., COLO. SCH. OF
MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 36-37
NMBMMR BULL. 42, P. 27 -(SEE MAP)
NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 27-28
KNAUS, C. L.; RED RIVER, N. M. MINER AND PROSPECTOR, VOL.11,
NO. 3, P. 8, MARCH 1950.
USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 89
FAIN, C. O.; TAOS COUNTY, N. M., SOUTH-WESTERN MINES,
VOL. 2, NO. 3, P. 4, MARCH 1910
| 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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