Independence Mine

The Independence Mine is a gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,200 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

Name: Independence Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Taos

Elevation: 10,200 Feet (3,109 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 36.74139, -105.33667

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Independence Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Independence Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

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


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: John Lacaniche And Louie Marchino
Years: 1904 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
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

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Petzite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): IN 1904, 25 TONS OF ORE WAS PRODUCED.

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF BITTER CREEK ABOUT 0.5 MILE NORTH OF THE MEMPHIS MINE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1948 CONSISTED OF TWO ADITS, SEVERAL SHORT CROSSCUTS, A RAISE AND A WINZE. WORKINGS WERE PARTIALLY CAVED.


References

Reference (Production): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 61

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, 152 PAGES, MAP 2

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 61-62

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 26

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


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