Las Huertas Copper Prospects

The Las Huertas Copper Prospects is a iron and copper mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,002 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

Name: Las Huertas Copper Prospects  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sandoval

Elevation: 8,002 Feet (2,439 Meters)

Commodity: Iron, Copper

Lat, Long: 35.2331, -106.41420

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Las Huertas Copper Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Las Huertas Copper Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval


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: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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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

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES FILES


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