The Rebel Chief Mine is a gold mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,642 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,642 Feet (2,939 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.6189, -105.18670
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Rebel Chief Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rebel Chief Mine
Secondary: Mountain Queen Tunnel
Secondary: Chief Tunnel
Secondary: Virginia Hudson Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Maxwell Land Grant Co.
Info Year: 1946
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): GROUP OF 10 CLAIMS
Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION UNKNOWN - PROBABLY SMALL
Reference (Deposit): MINE SHUT DOWN IN 1939
Reference (Deposit): EVERETT F D 1953 USBM MRB REGION IV REPORT P10
Reference (Deposit): PETTIT R F JR 1946 NMBM O F 15 P32
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 31 T28S R17E
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN W 1910 USGS PP68 P98
Reference (Deposit): CLARK & READ 1972 NMBM BULL 94 MAP 5
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