The Red Jacket Mine is a zinc and gold mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,000 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: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 36.7072, -106.24390
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Red Jacket Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Jacket Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
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
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: R. C. Little
Home Office: New Mexico
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): NM BOM BULL 91
Reference (Deposit): MCMILLAN W.D. USBM SUMM RPT. NO 14 JUNE 1950
Reference (Deposit): STORMS W.R. USBM SUPP RPT. NO 30 JUNE 1947
Reference (Deposit): 1910 P 125, 126, 129, 130
Reference (Deposit): NMBM MINES INDEX
Reference (Deposit): 1945 P 3, 4, PLATE 1
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN ET AL ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO USGS P.P. 68
Reference (Deposit): BENJOVKSY T.D. RECONNAISSANCE, HEADSTONE NMBM CIRC. 11
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA
Reference (Deposit): SURVEY NO. 1418, PATENT NO. 330230
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL 91 1968 P 78, 80
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