| Deposit ID | 60000953 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045548 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Red River District |
| Alternate or previous names | Alum Gulch, Anchor, Bitter Creek, Black Copper Canyon, Black Mountain, Bobcat Creek, Goose Creek, Keystone, La Belle, Moly, Questa, Pioneer Creek, Placer Creek, Sulphur Gulch |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.40336, 36.70644 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR THE TOWN OF RED RIVER. DISTRICT INCLUDES T 29 N; R 15 E; T 28 N; R 15 E. IN THE TAOS RANGE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, ACC URATE WITHIN DISTRICT, ACC URATE WITHIN DISTRICT |
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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 50 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 16 |
| Deposit model name | Climax Mo |
| (1) | -105.40336, 36.70644 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | SEVERAL FAULT SYSTEMS |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Year of first production | 1869 |
| District name | RED RIVER DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | MOLY CORP OF AMERICA |
| Year | 1972 |
FAIN, C.O., 1910, TAOS COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: SOUTHWESTERN MINES, V. 2, NO. 3, P. 3-4.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 84-88.
REED, E.F., 1922, RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO: GOLDEN, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, 44 P.
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, GENERAL FILE DATA
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