The Picuris District is a copper, lithium, beryllium, and tantalum mine located in Taos county, New Mexico.
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:
Commodity: Copper, Lithium, Beryllium, Tantalum
Lat, Long: 36.2192, -105.78560
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Picuris District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Picuris District
Secondary: Copper Hill
Secondary: Copper Ridge
Secondary: Copper Mountain
Secondary: Dixon
Secondary: Glenwoody
Secondary: Harding Mine
Secondary: Hondo Canyon
Secondary: Penasco
Secondary: Picuras
Secondary: Rinconada
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lithium
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Tantalum
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Kyanite
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: PICURIS DISTRICT
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: LODE (VEIN)
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): REDMON, D.E., 1961 USBM IC-8013, P. 63-67
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 97-106
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J. R., 1962, USGS RESOURCE MAP MR-22.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D. M., AND TWETO, O. L., 1962, USGS MAP MR-2S
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 89-91
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