Rule Prospect

The Rule Prospect is a copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,699 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: Rule Prospect

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.39806, -107.52389

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Rule Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rule Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Ladrons Mountains Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Sevilleta Land Grant And The State Of New Mexico
Years: 1981 -


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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Datil Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SEVILLETA LAND GRANT. SECTION LINE PROJECTED.

Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 90


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