Jay Hawk Mine

The Jay Hawk Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,404 feet.

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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: Jay Hawk Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Taos

Elevation: 10,404 Feet (3,171 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 36.6778, -105.42250

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Jay Hawk Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jay Hawk Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Caribel Milling And Mining Co
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1910


Production

Not available


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): KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER, N. M. MINER AND PROSPECTOR, VOL.

Reference (Deposit): 13, NO. 6, P. 10, JUNE 1951

Reference (Deposit): KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER DIST., SOUTH-WESTERN MINES, VOL. 1,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 8, P. 3, 5-5-1909

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

Reference (Deposit): VOL. 2, NO. 3, P. 4, MARCH 1910

Reference (Deposit): A 35 TPD FLOTATION MILL BUILT IN 1930'S

Reference (Deposit): AU-AG ORE AND CONS SHIPPED

Reference (Deposit): PB, ZN, CU, AND AS MINERALIZATION

Reference (Deposit): INCLUDES JAYHAWK, ALPINE, AND NATIONAL LODES, PATENTED 1897,

Reference (Deposit): N. M. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 978.

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 86, 88

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 87

Reference (Deposit): BUSH, FARIS V.; RED RIVER MINING DIST., MINING WORLD,

Reference (Deposit): VOL. 42, NO. 12, P. 542, 5-20-1915


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