The Edison Mine is a gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,400 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,400 Feet (3,170 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.38833, -105.33861
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Edison Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Edison Mine
Secondary: Anchor Mine: Claim Patented In 1904
Secondary: Edison
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District: Anchor Subdistrict: Upper Bitter Creek 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: M. K. Long
Years: 1900 -
Owner Name: Edison Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1900 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1950
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone With Gold-Bearing Quartz Stringers Strikes N 50 E.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1133 COVERING 10.289 ACRES.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE ANCHOR MINE SHOWN ON THE COMANCHE POINT TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1960 WERE MOSTLY CAVED AND FLOODED.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2.
Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 27
Reference (Deposit): MCKINLAY, P.F., 1956 NMBMMR BULL 42, 32 PAGES, 1 PLATE
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 56-57
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 88-89
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