The Copper Belt Group is a copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,650 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: 6,650 Feet (2,027 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.12889, -107.28444
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Copper Belt Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Belt Group
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: Chief
Secondary: Red Rose
Secondary: Rainbow
Secondary: Comanche Chief
Secondary: San Juan Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Houghton
Secondary: Long Lost
Secondary: Kelly
Secondary: Lone Wolf
Secondary: James Rider
Secondary: Horse Fly Nos. 1,2 and 3
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: North Magdalena District
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: Edward F. Nunlist
Years: 1940 -
Owner Name: Copper Belt Silver And Copper Mining Co.
Years: 1920 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Year Last Production: 1920
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
Form: SHOOTS AND PODS
Form: SHOOTS AND PODS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Veins Occur Along Two Intersecting Fissure Systems Striking N 25 W And N 50 W.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): 14 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 275 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1932 CONSISTED OF A 300 FT. MAIN SHAFT AND NUMEROUS TEST PITS, CUTS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 38-41
Reference (Deposit): SIMON, D. B., 1973 NMBMMR OFR-41, 101 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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