Oxide King

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

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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

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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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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