Independence Mine

The Independence Mine is a gold mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,203 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Independence Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tellurium

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Taos

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: John Lacaniche And Louie Marchino
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1905

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): FAIN, C. O.; TAOS COUNTY, N. M., SOUTH-WESTERN MINES,

Reference (Deposit): VOL. 2, NO. 3, P. 3, MARCH 1910

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 26

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 88

Reference (Deposit): REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF N. M., COLO.

Reference (Deposit): SCHOOL OF MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 30-32

Reference (Deposit): KELLY, R. P.; N. M. MINER AND PROSPECTOR, VOL. 13, NO. 9,

Reference (Deposit): P. 9, SEPT. 1951

Reference (Deposit): THE TELLURIDE ORE MAY BE PETZITE

Reference (Deposit): ABOUT 25 TONS OF $400 AU ORE SHIPPED IN 1904

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 61

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