Black Copper Group

The Black Copper Group is a zinc, silver, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,501 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Black Copper Group

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

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: Siler, O. B.
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1959

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): MAY EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 19, 20, AND 30.

Reference (Deposit): INCLUDES 2 MINES & 1 PROSPECT

Reference (Deposit): PBS, ZNS, CU MINERALS PRESENT

Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION UNKNOWN - PROBABLY SMALL

Reference (Deposit): LODES, - N. M. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1116, PAT. 1904.

Reference (Deposit): JUBILEE, CARBONATE, GOLD GARNER, BENZUEALIA,AND QUEEN

Reference (Deposit): GROUP INCLUDES BLACK COPPER NOS. 1 AND 2, VALLEY, GOLCONDA,

Reference (Deposit): FIVE-STAMP MILL ON PROPERTY, CIRCA 1900

Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM RPT ASO-91,1955

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES FILES

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 86

Reference (Deposit): SCHOOL OF MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 12-13

Reference (Deposit): REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF N. M., COLO.

Reference (Deposit): VOL. 13, NO. 9, P. 9, SEPT. 1951

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR CIRC. 18, P. 24

Reference (Deposit): KELLY, R. P.; RED RIVER, N. M. MINER AND PROSPECTOR,

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR BULL. 39, P. 148

Reference (Deposit): P. 3, MARCH 1910.

Reference (Deposit): FAIN, C. O.; TAOS COUNTY, SOUTH-WESTERN MINES, VOL. 2, NO.3,

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 90-93

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