Medio Dia Canyon Prospect

The Medio Dia Canyon Prospect is a copper mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,312 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: Medio Dia Canyon Prospect
Secondary: Prospect: Copper Prospect
Secondary: Patented Claim: 1922 A.B. Group
Secondary: A.B. Lode
Secondary: Cicero
Secondary: Demosthenes
Secondary: Pine Tree
Secondary: Socrates

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval
District: Cochiti District

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Alice Benham

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
Discovery Year: 1950
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: Numerous Faults In Crushed Zones Of Country Rock.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE FORK IN THE ROAD ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE CLAIMS. THE FORK IS LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF MEDIO DIA AND COCHITI CANYONS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Production): THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION IS UNKNOWN.

Comment (Deposit): THE COPPER OCCURS IN FAULTS ALONG CRUSHED ZONES IN THE RHYOLITE COUNTRY ROCK. THE DEPOSIT IS COVERED BY 5 PATENTED CLAIMS WITH MIN. SUR. NO. 1803 AND PATENT NO. 860580.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1900'S

Comment (Deposit): IN THE LATTER PART OF THE COCHITI DISTRICT BOOM THIS LAND WAS VALUED FOR ITS TIMBER RIGHTS. MORE SO THAN ITS MINERALS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A TUNNEL. OF UNKNOWN LENGTH.

References

Reference (Deposit): BARBOUR, P., 1906, "REPORT OF THE PROPERTY OF THE NAVAHO GOLD MINING CO.," T. LINDSLEY PAPERS, UNIV. OF WYOMING, (NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA)

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 162

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