New Mexico · Taos County
Past Producer

Edison Mine

Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLatite
Associated rockLatite
StructureShear Zone With Gold-Bearing Quartz Stringers Strikes N 50 E.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10012590
MRDS IDD008282
Alternate namesEdison, Anchor Mine: Claim Patented In 1904
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.38837, -105.33917
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 88-89PARK, C.F., JR., AND MCKINLAY, P.F., 1948 NMBMMR CIRC 18, P. 27MCKINLAY, P.F., 1956 NMBMMR BULL 42, 32 PAGES, 1 PLATESCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 56-57NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATACLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2.