The Continental Breccia Pipe is a copper, molybdenum, and zinc mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.85278, -108.09722
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Continental Breccia Pipe MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Continental Breccia Pipe
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Fierro-Hanover
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: Cobre Mining Co.
Years: 1992 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Hydrothermal Breccia-Filling
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Model Name: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Form: PIPE ()
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): FIELD VISIT 10/94 BY KEITH R. LONG, USGS.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): HILLESLAND, L.L., ET AL, 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NM: COBRE MINING CO, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 22 P.
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