Tampa Mine

The Tampa Mine is a copper mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,400 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Tampa Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: Tusas Peak Gold And Copper Mining Co
Info Year: 1910

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): NM BOM BULL 91

Reference (Deposit): P 165

Reference (Deposit): USGS 7.5 MIN QUAD BURNED MOUNTAIN 1963

Reference (Deposit): 1910 P 131, 132, 133

Reference (Deposit): JONES F.A. NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS SANTA FE 1904

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN ET AL ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO USGS P.P. 68

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL 91 1968 P 93-94

Reference (Deposit): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA

Reference (Deposit): DEEPEST MINE IN DISTRICT (400 FT) IN 1905

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