Highline Prospect

The Highline Prospect is a copper mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 11,499 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Highline Prospect
Secondary: Bull of the Woods Prospect: Patented Claims of the Solid Gold Group
Secondary: Solid Gold
Secondary: Dutch Joe: Bull of the Woods Group
Secondary: Bull of the Woods
Secondary: Ophir: Other Unpatented Claims Associated With the Highline Prospect
Secondary: Iron Dyke Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Table Rock
Secondary: Silver Star Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Go Between
Secondary: Jim Dandy
Secondary: Commonwealth
Secondary: Comstock Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: French Joe
Secondary: Green River Copper
Secondary: Fraction
Secondary: Charlotte

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Rio Hondo District (Twining District)

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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Joe Cannard Of Red River, N.M. And Elmer Burch Of Taos, N.M.
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: Taos Uranium And Exploration Co.
Years: 1956 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1956
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

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone Striking N 70 E Extends Through The Comstock Claims To The East And Through The Frazer Mine To The West.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Cuprite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MINES NEAR THE SUMMIT OF BULL-OF-THE-WOODS MOUNTAIN AS SHOWN ON THE WHEELER PEAK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Commodity): SILVER AND LEAD ARE REPORTED TO OCCUR ONLY ON THE SILVER STAR PROSPECT.

Comment (Workings): UNDERGROUND WORKINGS CONSISTED OF AN OLD SHAFT AND NUMEROUS SHORT ADITS AND WERE REPORTED CAVED IN 1960. SURFACE WORKINGS CONSISTED OF AN OPENCUT AND STRIPPED PIT AREA.

Comment (Deposit): 2 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1360 COVERING 34.101 ACRES AND 16 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 300 ACRES.

References

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 22-24

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 95-96

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 110, PLATE 1, MAP 2

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