Goats Point Prospect

The Goats Point Prospect is a bismuth mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,500 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: Goats Point Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Bismuth

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos
District: Picuris 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: Elmer Burch And Albert Sherman
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: Delfino Medina And Bernabe Gurule
Years: 1950 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Bismutite

Comments

Comment (Location): REPORTED TO BE ABOUT ONE MILE EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE GLEN WOODY BRIDGE NEAR THE TOP OF A STEEP BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE RIO GRANDE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A SMALL OPEN CUT AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R., 1962 USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-22

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES

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