The Amizette Prospects is a copper, lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,101 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: 9,101 Feet (2,774 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 36.59667, -105.48139
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Amizette Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amizette Prospects
Secondary: Jackpot Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Rio Hondo District (Twining District)
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Prospects Explore Tertiary-Precambrian Contact Along A Northwest-Striking Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATION IS FOR THE JACKPOT PROSPECT. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Development): PROSPECTS WERE ACTIVE IN THE 1890'S.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SURFACE PROSPECTS. UNDERGROUND WORKINGS REPORTED CAVED IN 1960.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 83-84
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 94
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 110, PLATE 1, MAP 2
Reference (Deposit): BRIGGS, J., AND OTHERS, 1981 USBM COLUMBINE-HONDO RARE II FPA
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