Copper Lode Claim

The Copper Lode Claim is a gold mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,151 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: Copper Lode Claim
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1908
Secondary: Copper Lode

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon 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: Mrs. Addie Driscoll
Years: 1908 -

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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitization And Silicification.

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MINE SHAFT IN SECTION 6 AS SHOWN ON THE SOUTH BALDY TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1313 COVERING 20.235 ACRES

References

Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, P., 1979 NMBMMR OFR-119, P. 130-132

Reference (Deposit): BOWRING, S.A., 1980 NMBMMR OFR-120, P.116

Reference (Deposit): KREWEDL, D.A., 1974 NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES

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