The The Tungsten Mine is a copper and tungsten mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,100 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 36.22556, -105.77111
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The Tungsten Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: The Tungsten Mine
Secondary: Penasco Mine: Wichita Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Picuris District: Copper Ridge Or La Sierrita Area
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: State Of New Mexico
Home Office: New Mexico
Years: 1981 -
Owner Name: Arthur Montgomery
Home Office: Dixon, N.M.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Mine Is Located Along The Axis Of The West-Southwest Plunging Copper Hill Anticline.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Wolframite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS OF THE TUNGSTEN MINE AS SHOWN ON THE TRAMPAS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A 100 FT. MAIN SHAFT, SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 103
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 89-91
Reference (Deposit): MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES
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