| Deposit ID | 10296834 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350550214 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tungsten Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Ridge Tungsten Deposit, Picuris Group, Copper Hill Tungsten Deposit, Verde Claims, Wichita, Molly Tungsten Lode |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.77137, 36.22565 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2470 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Trampas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Taos(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023 N | 011 E | 16 | NENWSE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.77137, 36.22565 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Montgomery, Arthur |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1951 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350550214 |
SOME ORE MINED DURING WORLD WAR 1
SIX TONS ORE MINED IN 1955
INCLUDES 2 SHAFTS AND 2 PROSPECTS
ALSO EXTENDS INTO SECTION 15.
SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P103
HOWARD, E. VIET; METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN N. M., STATE
PLANNING OFFICE, SANTA FE, N. M., 1967, P. 194
NMBMMR MINES FILES
USBM RI 5517 1959 P 69-71
NEW MINE REGISTRATIONS,1965,STATE MINE INSPECTOR
| 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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