The Copiapo Jarosite Mine is a iron mine located in Dona Ana county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,400 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
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 32.06306, -106.54944
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Copiapo Jarosite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copiapo Jarosite Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Dona Ana
District: Northern Franklin Mountains District: Webb Gap Area
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: H. W. Eldred
Home Office: Bath, Maine
Years: 1940 -
Owner Name: F. Schneider Co.
Home Office: El Paso, Tx.
Years: 1928 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Year Last Production: 1928
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Deposit Occurs Within A Fault Striking N 02 W And Dipping 38 Ne.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Jarosite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Aragonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1935 CONSISTED OF AN INCLINED SHAFT ABOUT 200 FT. IN LENGTH WITH FOUR WORKING LEVELS CONTAINING A TOTAL OF ABOUT 200 FT. OF DRIFTS.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT AS SHOWN ON THE ANTHONY TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Production): DUNHAM, 1935, REPORTED SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF ORE WAS PRODUCED FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAINT.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CROPS OUT FOR A LENGTH OF 1000 FT. AND RANGES FROM 6 FT. TO 15 FT. THICK. SIX UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE 1940'S.
References
Reference (Deposit): DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 243-244
Reference (Deposit): KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-14
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
