Mineral Resources of New Mexico
McLemore, V.T., 2017, Mining Districts and Prospect Areas in New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Resource Map 24, 65 p. ... New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology 801 Leroy Place Socorro, NM 87801-4796 575-835-5490. We are a research and service division of:
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Finding Gold in High-Grade Silver Mining Districts
It is a great place to operate because it has a great deal of exploration potential. The exploration of Mexico began after NAFTA in the mid-90s and therefore, we believe there are many mining districts still to be discovered. Another benefit is that for more than 400 years, the Spanish undertook very intense mining activities in Mexico.
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Historic New Mexico Gold Mines
Prior to 1904, total gold production from New Mexico was worth $6,750,000. Much of the gold is a byproduct of mining activities for other minerals. About a decade ago, all New Mexico gold mines ceased to exist. The state still produced gold in 2007, but all of them were byproducts of copper mining. One of the biggest challenges for early miners ...
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Exploring silver, copper and gold assets in mining …
Defiance Silver Corp. (TSXV: DEF | OTCQX: DNCVF | Frankfurt | D4E) is an exploration company advancing the district-scale San Acacio Deposit, located in the historic Zacatecas Silver District and …
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Mining districts of New Mexico.
Map shows counties, mining districts, national parks, national monuments, cities, and major towns in mid - twentieth century New Mexico. Includes "List of Districts" and a numbered key to mining districts by county. Scale [ca. 1:927,200].
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Kingston Mining District, New Mexico | The Diggings™
New Mexico's Kingston Mining District includes 255 nearby claims—29 active and 226 closed—and 80 nearby mines—7 occurrences, 29 prospects, and 44 producers.
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NM Mining Districts
NM Mining Districts NMMD_10July2007.mxd Coal Mining Districts Industrial minerals Metals Uranium. Title: Mining districts in New Mexico Author: ia T. McLemore, Gretchen K. Hoffman, Mark Mansell, Glen R. Jones, Christian B. Krueger, and Maureen Wilks Subject: New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Open-File Report …
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Unearthing the Hidden Gems of New Mexico's Mineral Mines
The Hansonburg Mining District is one of at least 30 barite-fluorite-galena deposits that run along the Río Grande in southern New Mexico. Rakovan …
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Hillsboro Mining District, New Mexico | The Diggings™
Understanding Townships. A "township" can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses. 1 of 2. New Mexico's Hillsboro Mining District includes 502 nearby claims—346 active and 156 closed—and 98 nearby mines—24 occurrences, 27 prospects, 3 plants, and 44 producers.
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Cerrillos Mining District — Cerrillos, NM
Silver, Copper, Manganese, Iron, Galena and Gold mines exist in the park. The historic Cerrillos Mining District, a New Mexico State Cultural Property since 1973, is divided into County Property (leased to State …
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Grants Mining District in New Mexico | US EPA
The Grants Mining District was the primary focus of uranium extraction and production activities in New Mexico from the 1950s until the late 1990s. The belt extends along the southern margin of the San Juan Basin in Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, and Bernalillo Counties as well as on tribal lands. Several mines in this area are under the ...
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Map of Mining Claims In New Mexico | The Diggings™
By Interest Relationship. Browse owners by interest relationship (partner, holder, agent, etc.) The Diggings™ is a resource for locating where mining claims are and have been. Discover mining activity in your area and find new regions of opportunity. Map of 10,000 mining claims filtered by commodity, decade, disposition, and type in New Mexico.
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Uranium Resources in New Mexico
Uranium production and types of deposits by district or subdistrict in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico (McLemore and Chenoweth, 1989, production from 1988-2002 estimated by the authors). Districts have reported occurrences of uranium or thorium (>0.005% U 3 O 8 or >100 parts per million, ppm, Th). Some district names have been …
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Apache No. 2 Mining District, New Mexico | The Diggings™
A "township" can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses. New Mexico's Apache No. 2 Mining District includes 130 nearby claims—108 active and 22 closed—and 9 nearby mines—1 occurrence and 8 …
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NM Mining Districts
NM Mining Districts FS_01Dec04.mxd Legend Districtmodity_category coal industrial minerals metals uranium Forest Sevice. Created Date: 4/15/2014 9:25:39 AM ...
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Fierro-Hanover Mining District, New Mexico | The Diggings™
A "township" can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses. 1 of 2. New Mexico's Fierro-Hanover Mining District includes 509 nearby claims—503 active and 6 closed—and 64 nearby mines—9 prospects, 2 plants, and 53 producers.
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New Mexico Geological Society
Mexico Mines Database (McLemore et al., 2005a, b). Igneous rock lithologies were characterized on the basis of mineralogy and chemistry. Types of deposits are from Cox and Singer (1986) FIGURE 1. Lineaments and mining districts in New Mexico (Chapin et al., 1978, 2004; McLemore, 2001; Sims et al., 2002; McLemore et al., 2005a).
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Districts, Mines, and Geochemistry Databases in New …
PURPOSE OF NMBGMR AML PROGRAM. Provide data on districts, mines, and mills in New Mexico. – Help plan and assess reclamation procedures – Determine background concentrations – Compare trace-element concentrations in mined versus undisturbed areas – Provide background data that can assist with the planning of future mining and mine ...
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Geology of the Jicarilla mining district
The Jicarilla mining district is one of several mining districts associated with alkaline igneous rocks in the Lincoln County porphyry belt in central New Mexico. The Lincoln County porphyry belt (LCPB) is part of the North American Cordilleran alkaline-igneous belt (Fig. 1) and, in New Mexico, the North American Cordilleran alkaline …
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Mining In Sierra County, New Mexico | The Diggings™
Sierra County, New Mexico has 20,877 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 3.15% are active while 96.85% are now closed. ... Top Mining Districts in Sierra County, New Mexico. State Total Claims Active Claims Closed Claims Active Acres Total Mines Prospects Occurrences Plants Producers.
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Hansonburg Mining District, New Mexico | The Diggings™
About The Diggings™. The Diggings™ is a resource for locating where mining claims are and have been. Discover mining activity in your area and find new regions of opportunity. New Mexico's Hansonburg Mining District includes 24 nearby claims—13 active and 11 closed—and 4 nearby Producer mines.
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Definition of a Mining District – Western Mining History
The organization of mining districts is entirely optional with the miners, as there is no law requiring such organization. The term mining district was coined in the gold camps of California's Mother Lode in the early 1850s. California, along with Nevada, Utah, and large parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming, had been acquired ...
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Resource Map-24: Mining Districts & Prospect Areas in New Mexico
Mining Districts & Prospect Areas in New Mexico. By ia T. McLemore, 2017. This Resource Map locates and describes 246 mining areas in New Mexico (excluding coal fields). The included booklet begins with a brief description of the history of mining in New Mexico and is followed by discussions of previous work, mining claims, the definition ...
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Jicarilla Mountains Mining District, New Mexico | The …
A "township" can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses. New Mexico's Jicarilla Mountains Mining District includes 169 nearby claims—57 active and 112 closed—and 27 nearby mines—6 occurrences, 6 prospects, 1 plant, and 14 producers.
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Industrial Minerals
Many of the industrial minerals are critical minerals and essential to our economy and national defense, but not produced in the U.S. Production of industrial minerals has been and remains important to …
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Dona Ana County, New Mexico Mining Districts
Rincon Mining District, Organ Mountains Mining District, Mineral Hill Area, and other mining districts with gold, silver, and other mining activity found In Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Quick Facts 140 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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Mining districts of Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Although the county has 11 mining districts, over 90 percent of production has come from three under-ground mines in the Lordsburg district. Copper ac-counts for nearly 75 percent of the output; gold and silver, largely by-products of copper mining, for 10 percent each. In most years, Hidalgo County has ranked first in gold and silver ...
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Zinc Mining In New Mexico | The Diggings™
Zinc Mining In New Mexico. Overview 3.32K Total Mines. Table 30 Total Mines. Browse 3,320 mining USGS records in new mexico. Most records highlight mining opportunities and activity in Bernalillo, Catron, and Dona Ana .
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Placer Gold Deposits of New Mexico
source books for the mining districts of New Mexico Jones, 1904; Lind- gren, Graton, and Gordon, 1910; Lasky and Wooten, 1933; Anderson, 1957; and Howard, 1967. These source books give the location and history of most placer districts in the State; many other publications give additional in formation about the placers.
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Resource Map-24: Mining Districts & Prospect Areas …
This Resource Map locates and describes 246 mining areas in New Mexico (excluding coal fields). The included booklet begins with a brief description of the history of mining in New Mexico and is followed by discussions of previous work, mining claims, the …
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