The Chicago Prospect is a gold and copper mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,600 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: 9,600 Feet (2,926 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 36.6636, -106.18720
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Chicago Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chicago Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Daisy B. Ashton
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBM MINES INDEX
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 87, 94, PLATE 6
Reference (Deposit): SURVEY NO. 1223
Reference (Deposit): ALSO LIES IN SECTION 15
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA
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