The Caribel Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,604 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,604 Feet (3,232 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 36.675, -105.45000
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Caribel Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Caribel Mine
Secondary: Pratt Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
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: Caribel Mining And Milling Co.
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1922
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
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): DENVER, COLO., 1914, P. 275
Reference (Deposit): INTERNATIONAL MINING MANUAL, WESTERN MINING DIRECTORY CO.,
Reference (Deposit): SCHOOL OF MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 17-19
Reference (Deposit): REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF N. M., COLO.
Reference (Deposit): VOL. 42, NO. 12, P. 542, MARCH 20, 1915
Reference (Deposit): BUSH, FARIS V.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT, MINING WORLD,
Reference (Deposit): VOL. 13, NO. 7, P. 5, JULY 1951
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 30-31
Reference (Deposit): KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER, N. M. MINER AND PROSPECTOR,
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 81-83
Reference (Deposit): ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM, THE INDEPENDENT.
Reference (Deposit): , LULU FORD, TAOS NOS. 1 AND 2, ANNA LAURA, H. L. PRATT,
Reference (Deposit): GROUP INCLUDES CARIBEL, CARIBEL NO. 1, ETHEL PRATT, GARLOW
Reference (Deposit): SEVERAL 100 TONS AU-AG ORE PRODUCED
Reference (Deposit): GROUP PATENTED 1922, N. M. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1756
Reference (Deposit): PROPERTY INCLUDED SHOPS,ASSAY OFFICE,& HOUSES
Reference (Deposit): CYANIDE MILL 25TPD IN 1921
Reference (Deposit): INCLUDES 13 PATENTED CLAIMS
Reference (Deposit): CAMP BIRD, MOUNTAIN VIEW, NANCY LEE, GRANITE, AND
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