| Deposit ID | 10272980 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350550035 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Copper Group |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.37136, 36.63814 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2896 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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 | 028 N | 015 E | 29 | N2NWNW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.37136, 36.63814 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Siler, O. B. |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1959 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350550035 |
FIVE-STAMP MILL ON PROPERTY, CIRCA 1900
PRODUCTION UNKNOWN - PROBABLY SMALL
PBS, ZNS, CU MINERALS PRESENT
INCLUDES 2 MINES & 1 PROSPECT
MAY EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 19, 20, AND 30.
GROUP INCLUDES BLACK COPPER NOS. 1 AND 2, VALLEY, GOLCONDA,
JUBILEE, CARBONATE, GOLD GARNER, BENZUEALIA,AND QUEEN
LODES, - N. M. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1116, PAT. 1904.
SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 90-93
FAIN, C. O.; TAOS COUNTY, SOUTH-WESTERN MINES, VOL. 2, NO.3,
P. 3, MARCH 1910.
NMBMMR BULL. 39, P. 148
NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 24
KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER, N. M. MINER AND PROSPECTOR,
VOL. 13, NO. 9, P. 9, SEPT. 1951
REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF N. M., COLO.
SCHOOL OF MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 12-13
USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 86
NMBMMR MINES FILES
AEC PRELIM RPT ASO-91,1955
| 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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