| Deposit ID | 10012593 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008288 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jay Hawk Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims: Jay Hawk, Alpine, National: Patented In 1897 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.42334, 36.67726 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3231 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 21 MILES N 25 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(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 | 014E | 11 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -105.42334, 36.67726 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The National Vein Is A Shear Zone Over 2 Miles Long Passing Through The Buffalo Mine To The East And Through The Inferno And Caribel Properties To The West. |
| General form | FISSURES |
|---|---|
| Strike | NATIONAL VEIN N 85 E |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| District name | Red River District: Black Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Caribel Mining And Milling Co. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008288 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 87
REED, E.F., 1922 RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, P. 17-19
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 86-88
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 115, PLATE 1, MAP 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 978 COVERING 54.168 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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