The Gallina Prospect is a copper mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,701 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.1769, -106.86810
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Gallina Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gallina Prospect
Secondary: Paradise Copper Claim
Secondary: Sefrina Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
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
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Navajo Section
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): SOULE J.H. RECONNAISSANCE OF THE "RED BED" COPPER DEPOSITS
Reference (Deposit): IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO USBM I.C. 7740
Reference (Deposit): 1956 P 52, 54
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN AND OTHERS ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO USGS PP
Reference (Deposit): 68 1910 P 148
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