The Laura Mine is a iron, semiprecious gemstone, and copper mine located in Otero county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,669 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: 4,669 Feet (1,423 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Semiprecious Gemstone, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.4169, -106.11640
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Laura Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Laura Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Semiprecious Gemstone
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Otero
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Burro Mountain Copper Co
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1926
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY IS TURQUOISE
Reference (Deposit): #2 1949, P189,190
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY V C, GEOL & ECONOMICS OF NM IRON ORE DEPOSITS, UNM
Reference (Deposit): NMBM BULLETIN 12 P88
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8190 P53
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES INDEX FILE
Reference (Deposit): NMBM BULLETIN 82 P46
Reference (Deposit): PATENTED MINERAL SURVEY 1721
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