The Copper Lode Claim is a gold mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,151 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: 10,151 Feet (3,094 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.99833, -107.19333
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Copper Lode Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Lode Claim
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1908
Secondary: Copper Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon District
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: Mrs. Addie Driscoll
Years: 1908 -
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitization And Silicification.
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MINE SHAFT IN SECTION 6 AS SHOWN ON THE SOUTH BALDY TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1313 COVERING 20.235 ACRES
References
Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, P., 1979 NMBMMR OFR-119, P. 130-132
Reference (Deposit): BOWRING, S.A., 1980 NMBMMR OFR-120, P.116
Reference (Deposit): KREWEDL, D.A., 1974 NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES
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