Sixty Copper Group

The Sixty Copper Group is a copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,221 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Sixty Copper Group

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 7,221 Feet (2,201 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.07556, -107.40417

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Sixty Copper Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sixty Copper Group
Secondary: Sixty Copper Group 1950: Claims
Secondary: Sixty Nos. 1,2,45


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Council Rock District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: S. S. Thurmond, E. Cobb, J. Cobb, And C. Mccarty


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN SHAFT SHOWN ON THE TRES MONTOSAS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE WHICH LOCATED NEAR THE HEAD OF ARROYO LANDAVASO ABOUT 1650 FT. SOUTH OF U.S. ROUTE 60.

Comment (Deposit): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A 54 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT AND A FEW SHALLOW PITS AND TRENCHES.


References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA


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