Wilson Prospect

The Wilson Prospect is a copper mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,700 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

Name: Wilson Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Taos

Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 36.21861, -105.78889

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Wilson Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wilson Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Picuris District: Copper Hill Area


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Deposit Occurs Along The West-Southwest Plunging Copper Hill Anticline.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS LOCATED ABOUT 2000 FEET EAST OF THE CHAMPION MINE AND SHOWN ON THE TRAMPAS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTEDLY CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H, 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 103

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN,W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 89-91

Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, WORLDS FAIR EDITION, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 161


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