The Scarlet Prospect is a gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,600 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: 10,600 Feet (3,231 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.67222, -105.41694
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Scarlet Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scarlet Prospect
Secondary: Scarlet Group Patented In 1905
Secondary: Scarlet
Secondary: New Banquet: Scarlet Prospect Includes Claim Patented In 1902
Secondary: Banker
Secondary: And Unpatented Claim
Secondary: Scarlet No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District: Black Mountain 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. C. Brown, Ed Hatton And Paul George
Years: 1900 -
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: Silicified Shear Zone.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCARLET PROSPECT. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED
Comment (Deposit): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 1066 AND 1166 COVERING A TOTAL OF 37.317 ACRES. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL PITS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS. SHAFTS WERE REPORTED CAVED IN 1960.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 90
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, PLATE 1, MAP 2
Reference (Deposit): BRIGGS, J., AND OTHER, 1981 USBM COLUMBINE-HONDO RARE II FPA
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