The Bull of the Woods Claim is a copper mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 11,604 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: 11,604 Feet (3,537 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.6019, -105.42580
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Bull of the Woods Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bull of the Woods Claim
Secondary: Highline Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Taos Uranium And Exploration Co
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1957
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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): CU OXIDE & SILICATE MINERALS PRESENT
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P95-96
Reference (Deposit): HOWARD, E. VIET; METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN N. M., STATE
Reference (Deposit): PLANNING OFFICE, SANTA FE, N. M., 1967, P. 215
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 22
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES FILES
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