The Continental Mill No 1 is a copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.8542, -108.08500
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Continental Mill No 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Continental Mill No 1
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mueller Industries, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Kansas
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: U. V. Industries
Company ID: 2900731
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Metallic Ventures, Inc. (Ownes Cobre Mining Co.)
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Cobre Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1996
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Flotation
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
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
Comment (Ownership): MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC., (WICHETA, KANSAN) RECENTLY SOLD THIS PROPERTY TO COBRE MINING COMPANY/METALLIC VENTURE, INC.
References
Reference (Deposit): SIXTY FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT NM STATE MINE INSPECTOR
Reference (Deposit): NMBM INDEX
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