| Deposit ID | 10297267 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350550052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper King Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Anaconda Group, Paxton, Waterbury Adit, Red River Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.40586, 36.70224 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2744 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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 | 029 N | 014 E | 35 | E2SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.40586, 36.70224 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hoover, Keeling, And Young |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1957 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350550052 |
DEVELOPMENT BEGAN IN 1867
SMELTER BUILT AT MOUTH OF PIONEER CANYON
SMELTER ABANDONED AFTER 2 TRIAL RUNS
MINE IS ON THE ANACONDA GROUP OF CLAIMS-NEW MEXICO MINERAL
SURVEY NO. 1149 AND THE ANACONDA NO. 3 LODE, M. S. NO.
1108 WHICH WAS PATENTED IN 1906.
NMBMMR BULL. 71, P. 72-74
LINDGREN, GRATON, AND GORDON; USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 86,
1910.
BUSH, F. V.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT, MINING WORLD,
VOL. 42, NO. 12, P. 542
REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT, COLO. SCH. OF MINES
M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 19-20.
USBM R. I. 4046
KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER, N. M. MINER AND PROSPECTOR,
VOL. 13, NO. 3, P. 9, AND VOL. 13, NO. 4, P. 12
NMBMMR MINES FILES
| 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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