Midnight Mine

The Midnight Mine is a gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,551 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: Midnight Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Red River District: Anchor Subdistrict: Upper 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: M. A. Pratt
Years: 1947 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
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: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SHEAR ZONE

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT WITH SEVERAL LEVELS CONTAINING SHORT DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS. THE SHAFT WAS CAVED IN 1947.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE MIDNIGHT MINE AS SHOWN ON THE COMANCHE POINT TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P.55

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

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

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