Mine detail: Mineral Point Mine

Previously called 'Claim Patented In 1914Mineral Point'

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Location: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.70197, -106.24087
dep_id: 10014236
mrds_id: D010915
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Gold
Trace mineral: Copper, Zinc, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Moppin Metavolcanic Series
hrock_type: Gneiss
Year first produced: 1895
yr_lst_prd: 1935
disc_yr: 1888
discr: R.C. Moody
References:
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 129
  • Deposit:: BENJOVSKY, T.D., 1945 NMBMMR CIRC 11, 10 PAGES
  • Deposit:: BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 81
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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