Edison Mine

The Edison Mine is a gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,400 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Edison Mine
Secondary: Anchor Mine: Claim Patented In 1904
Secondary: Edison

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District: Anchor Subdistrict: Upper Bitter Creek 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: M. K. Long
Years: 1900 -

Owner Name: Edison Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1900 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1950
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone With Gold-Bearing Quartz Stringers Strikes N 50 E.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1133 COVERING 10.289 ACRES.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE ANCHOR MINE SHOWN ON THE COMANCHE POINT TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1960 WERE MOSTLY CAVED AND FLOODED.

References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2.

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 27

Reference (Deposit): MCKINLAY, P.F., 1956 NMBMMR BULL 42, 32 PAGES, 1 PLATE

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 56-57

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 88-89

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