Frazer Mine

The Frazer Mine is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 11,004 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Frazer Mine
Secondary: Twining Mine
Secondary: Pattison Copper Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum

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: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Evans Minerals Co.
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1957

Owner Name: Taos Uranium And Exploration Co
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1957

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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM.REPORT,1954,FILE #ASO-23

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES FILES

Reference (Deposit): PLANNING OFFICE, SANTA FE, N. M., 1967, P. 215

Reference (Deposit): HOWARD, E. VIET; METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN N. M., STATE

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 84

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 22

Reference (Deposit): T28N.

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P94-95

Reference (Deposit): ALSO EXTENDS INTO SECTIONS 4, 9, 10, 15 AND SECTION 34,

Reference (Deposit): SITES.

Reference (Deposit): AND NO NAME PLACERS, AND THE ZONE AND STONEY POINT MILL

Reference (Deposit): , WEST SIDE, DOUBLE EAGLE, NAVAJO, AND APEX; THE ALPINE

Reference (Deposit): ALPINE, NORTHSIDE, CLIFF, OPHIR, ANNIE LOURY, BLACK DIAMOND

Reference (Deposit): BEDFORD, CAP SHEAF, HIDDEN HEN, TELEGRAM, MUSKEGON,

Reference (Deposit): ZONE, AND SILVER KING LODES; THE NON-PATENTED CLAIMS -

Reference (Deposit): FRAZER MINE INCLUDES THE PATENTED CLAIMS- WIGWAM, MAZZAROTH,

Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION UNKNOWN - BUT SMALL

Reference (Deposit): MILL AND SMELTER HERE; OPERATED IN 1904

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