The Goats Point Prospect is a bismuth mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Bismuth
Lat, Long: 36.24917, -105.81000
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Goats Point Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goats Point Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Bismuth
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Picuris 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: Elmer Burch And Albert Sherman
Years: 1950 -
Owner Name: Delfino Medina And Bernabe Gurule
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1950
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bismutite
Comments
Comment (Location): REPORTED TO BE ABOUT ONE MILE EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE GLEN WOODY BRIDGE NEAR THE TOP OF A STEEP BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE RIO GRANDE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A SMALL OPEN CUT AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 103
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R., 1962 USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-22
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES
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