The Rule Prospect is a copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.39806, -107.52389
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Rule Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rule Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Ladrons Mountains Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Sevilleta Land Grant And The State Of New Mexico
Years: 1981 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Datil Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SEVILLETA LAND GRANT. SECTION LINE PROJECTED.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 90
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