Continental Mill No 1

The Continental Mill No 1 is a copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,801 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: Continental Mill No 1  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 32.8542, -108.08500

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Continental Mill No 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Continental Mill No 1


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant


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: Mueller Industries, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Kansas
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: U. V. Industries
Company ID: 2900731
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Metallic Ventures, Inc. (Ownes Cobre Mining Co.)
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Cobre Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1996


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Flotation
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Ownership): MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC., (WICHETA, KANSAN) RECENTLY SOLD THIS PROPERTY TO COBRE MINING COMPANY/METALLIC VENTURE, INC.


References

Reference (Deposit): SIXTY FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT NM STATE MINE INSPECTOR

Reference (Deposit): NMBM INDEX


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