Mine detail: Wilson Prospect

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Location: Taos County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.21866, -105.78946
dep_id: 10087612
mrds_id: D008295
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite
gangue: Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Menzie , David
hrock_unit: Ortega Formation
hrock_type: Schist
Structure: Deposit Occurs Along The West-Southwest Plunging Copper Hill Anticline.
References:
  • Deposit:: SCHILLING, J.H, 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 103
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN,W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 89-91
  • Deposit:: JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, WORLDS FAIR EDITION, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 161
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