Silver Tip Group

The Silver Tip Group is a silver and gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,999 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Tip Group
Secondary: Silver Tip Group Contains Many Prospects Along the Lower Reaches Of
Secondary: Pioneer Creek Including Ajax Tunnel
Secondary: Dyke Tunnel
Secondary: Silver Tip Tunnel
Secondary: Creek Tunnel
Secondary: Hillside Prospect
Secondary: Moberg Tunnel No. 2 Prospect
Secondary: Midway Prospect and Stella Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: R. T. Keeling And C. Young
Years: 1960 -

Owner Name: Kickapoo Mining Co.
Home Office: Wichita Falls, Ks.
Years: 1960 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: FISSURES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE PAROXIMATE CENTER OF T HE CLAIM GROUP. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED

Comment (Deposit): REPORTED IN 1960'S TO CONSIST OF 48 CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF NUMEROUS ADITS AND TUNNELS WITH SHORT CROSSCUTS. TOTAL LENGTH OF ALL WORKINGS INCLUDING CAVED AND PARTIALLY CAVED PROSPECTS IS MORE THAN 5000 FT..

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 86-87

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 29-30

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 76-81

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 111-115, PLATE 1, MAP 2

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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