The Chupadero Mines is a copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.11, -106.80639
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Chupadero Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chupadero Mines
Secondary: Minas Del Chupadero
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Arroyo De La Parida Area: Chupadero 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cactus Industries, Inc
Home Office: P.O. Box 602, Socorro, N.M. 87801
Years: 1979 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stratiform
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: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MINAS DEL CHUPADERO SHOWN ON THE SOCORRO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 136-137
Reference (Deposit): SOULE, J.H., 1956 USBM IC-7740, P. 64-65
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINE INSPECTION, 1979 SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT, NEW MEXICO ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 48
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