The Oxide King is a silver and copper mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,562 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,562 Feet (2,305 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 36.2192, -105.79580
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Oxide King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oxide King
Secondary: Jumbo
Secondary: Sunset
Secondary: Champion Mine
Secondary: Aztec
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: D. H. A. Mining Co.
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1951
Owner Name: Summo Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1994
Years: 1994 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY INCLUDES 5 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS; 4 PATENTED CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 17: LODE CLAIMS INCLUDE JUMBO, AXTEC, SUNSET, OXIDE KING, & CHAMPION: AND 5 MILL SITES; WHICH ARE AZTEC, CHAMPION, SUNSET, AND OXIDE KING. FIVE SHATFS ARE REPORTED ON THE PROPERTY. BETWEEN 1916 AND 1918 25 TPD MILL WAS IN OPERATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES FILES
Reference (Deposit): PLANNING OFFICE, SANTA FE, N. M., P. 194, 1967
Reference (Deposit): HOWARD, VIET E.: METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN N. M., STATE
Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 6-24-96, P. B16.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 90
Reference (Deposit): SUMMO MINERALS CORP. PRESS RELEASE, 9-11-96 AND 6-4-96.
Reference (Deposit): N. M. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1049, PATENTED IN 1900.
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR BULL. 71, P. 102-103
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR BULL. 13, P. 35-36
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P102
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SUMMO MINERALS CORPORATION. 1996 ANNUAL REPORT. P7.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #38, SEPT 18, 1996, P1.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #34, AUG 21, 1996, P20.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PROJECT. NOVEMBER, 1994. P. 1
Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE MINING RECORD. SUMMO MINES ACQUIRES CHAMPION COPPER
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