Jacks and Sixes Prospect

The Jacks and Sixes Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,000 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: Jacks and Sixes Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District: Bobcat 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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: H. E. Dodd
Years: 1935 -

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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Deposits Occur Along The Granite-Quartzite Contact.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT 0.5 MILE DUE NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 38 AT A POINT ABOUT 0.5 MILE WEST OF BOBCAT PASS.

Comment (Deposit): 7 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1935.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1960 CONSISTED OF SEVERAL OPENCUTS, A CAVED ADIT ABOUT 100 FT. LONG AND ANOTHER ADIT ABOUT 200 FT. LONG.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 71-72

Reference (Deposit): PARKS, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 31

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