| Deposit ID | 10087607 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008281 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper King Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper King Adit, Waterbury Adit, Paxton Crosscut: Anaconda Group, Claims, Anaconda Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.40667, 36.70226 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2743 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 23 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 | 029N | 014E | 35,36 | SE OF SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -105.40667, 36.70226 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Main Shear Zone Strikes N 80 E And Is Intersected By One Or More Cross-Shears Striking N 20 E. |
| Strike | N 80 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Red River District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Taos Uranium And Exploration Co. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. W. Hoover, R. T. Keeling And B. M. Young |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 373.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008281 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 86
REED, E.F., 1922 RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, P. 19-20
HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1947 USBM RI-4046, 4 PAGES
PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, 35 PAGES
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 72-74
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 111-115, MAP 2.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 5 CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1149 COVERING 50.88 ACRES. PATENT REJECTED IN 1912. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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