Chupadero Mines

The Chupadero Mines is a copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,098 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: Chupadero Mines
Secondary: Minas Del Chupadero

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Arroyo De La Parida Area: Chupadero District

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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Cactus Industries, Inc
Home Office: P.O. Box 602, Socorro, N.M. 87801
Years: 1979 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Copper

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MINAS DEL CHUPADERO SHOWN ON THE SOCORRO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

References

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 136-137

Reference (Deposit): SOULE, J.H., 1956 USBM IC-7740, P. 64-65

Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINE INSPECTION, 1979 SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT, NEW MEXICO ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 48

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