Black Copper Mine

The Black Copper Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,501 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

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Site Name

Primary: Black Copper Mine
Secondary: Black Copper Group Patented In 1904
Secondary: Claims, Black Copper
Secondary: Black Copper No. 2
Secondary: Gold Garner
Secondary: Carbonate Queen
Secondary: Valley
Secondary: Benzuealia
Secondary: Golconda
Secondary: Jubilee

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District: Black Copper Canyon 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: O. B. Siler
Home Office: Taos, N.M.
Years: 1960 -

Owner Name: Taos Gold Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1900 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: FISSURES

Structure

Type: L
Description: A Major, N 20 E Striking Fault Cuts Between The Shaft And The Western Adits.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MINE NEAR THE HEAD OF BLACK COPPER CANYON AS SHOWN ON THE RED RIVER PASS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Deposit): 8 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1116 COVERING 141.829 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1960 CONSISTED OF A 250 FT. SHAFT WITH 5 LEVELS, 3 ADITS, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS AND SMALL STOPES. MOST OF THE WORKINGS WERE CAVED AND FLOODED.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN,W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 86

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 24-25

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 90-93

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2

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