| Deposit ID | 10012588 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008277 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Copper Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Copper Group Patented In 1904, Claims, Black Copper, Black Copper No. 2, Gold Garner, Carbonate Queen, Valley, Benzuealia, Golconda, Jubilee |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.37084, 36.63726 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2896 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 19.5 MILES N 35 E OF TAOS. |
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 | 028N | 015E | 20,29 | SW (20); NW (29) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -105.37084, 36.63726 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | A Major, N 20 E Striking Fault Cuts Between The Shaft And The Western Adits. |
| General form | FISSURES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| District name | Red River District: Black Copper Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Taos Gold Mining And Milling Co. |
| First year | 1900 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | O. B. Siler |
| Home office | Taos, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008277 |
LINDGREN,W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 86
PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 24-25
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 90-93
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 8 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1116 COVERING 141.829 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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