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Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
743 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
361 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
344 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
341 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
305 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
290 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Grant County (194) · Sierra County (95) · Hidalgo County (66) · Socorro County (55) · Luna County (52) · Lincoln County (48) · Doña Ana County (45) · Rio Arriba County (43) · Catron County (36) · Taos County (30) · Santa Fe County (18) · Cibola County (14) · Colfax County (12) · Bernalillo County (10) · San Miguel County (9) · Sandoval County (5) · Valencia County (4) · Otero County (4) · Mora County (1) · Chaves County (1) · De Baca County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log Cabin Mine Pre 1900 | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Acanthite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite | Producer | 32.855, -107.678 |
| Little Granite Mine 1887 | Silver, Gold | Acanthite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold | Producer | 33.433, -107.769 |
| Rose Mine | Silver | Acanthite, Argentite, Chlorargyrite, Niccolite, Nickel Skutterudite, Pitchblende, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Silver | Past Producer | 32.713, -108.511 |
| Big Diggins Mine | Gemstone | Agate, Quartz | Producer | 32.047, -107.942 |
| Big Diggins 1 and 2 Mine | Gemstone | Agate, Quartz | Producer | 32.047, -107.934 |
| Big Diggins 3 Mine | Gemstone | Agate, Quartz | Producer | 32.054, -107.941 |
| Lady Franklin Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold | Alabandite, Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcocite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite | Producer | 32.935, -107.720 |
| Carnahan Mine | Zinc, Lead | Alabandite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.239, -106.219 |
| Barry Prospects | Thorium, REE | Allanite | Occurrence | 33.611, -105.451 |
| King Prospect | Thorium | Allanite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 33.607, -105.456 |
| Drunzer Prospect | Thorium | Allanite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 33.607, -105.456 |
| Mccory Prospects | Thorium | Allanite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 33.642, -105.430 |
| Laughlin Peak Prospects | REE, Niobium (Columbium), Thorium | Allanite, Svanbergite | Occurrence | 36.589, -104.234 |
| Hilltop Mine | Lead, Silver | Altaite, Galena, Gold, Rickardite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.458, -106.558 |
| Alum Mountain Deposit | Aluminum, Potassium, Kaolin | Alunite, Kaolinite | Occurrence | 33.141, -108.217 |
| Hondo Canyon Sillimanite-Kyanite Prospect | Kyanite | Andalusite, Kyanite, Sillimanite | Occurrence | 36.296, -105.731 |
| Hansonburg Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite | Anglesite, Argentite, Barite, Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Linarite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.817, -106.375 |
| Mex-Tex Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead | Anglesite, Argentite, Barite, Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Linarite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.825, -106.366 |
| American Flag and Flagstaff Mines 1880's | Copper, Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Bromyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Silver | Past Producer | 33.152, -107.721 |
| Pelican Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Anglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.167, -107.704 |
| Nana Mine 1880's | Silver, Lead, Gold | Anglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.164, -107.701 |
| Kelly Mine | Zinc, Lead | Anglesite, Argentite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.087, -107.201 |
| Keystone Mine 1880's | Silver | Anglesite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite | Producer | 32.977, -107.744 |
| Conqueror Mine | Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Anglesite, Barite, Bastnaesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite, Pyromorphite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 34.193, -105.739 |
| Galena King Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Anglesite, Barite, Copper, Fluorite, Galena, Gold | Past Producer | 34.946, -106.435 |
| Stevens Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead | Anglesite, Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 32.538, -106.440 |
| Napolean-Rosa Lee Group | Lead | Anglesite, Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 33.028, -107.214 |
| Cincinnati Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Anglesite, Calamine, Galena, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite, Willemite | Past Producer | 31.909, -107.771 |
| Black Knife Group 1880's | Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.353, -107.597 |
| Iron King Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Anglesite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrolusite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Producer | 32.932, -107.726 |
| Dictator Mine 1880's | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Anglesite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.338, -107.578 |
| Hardscrabble Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Anglesite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.113, -107.197 |
| Black Cloud Mine | Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Hydrozincite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.079, -107.189 |
| Vindicator-West Contact Group 1890's | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Anglesite, Chalcocite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.362, -107.603 |
| Calamity Jane Mine 1890's | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver | Producer | 32.916, -107.721 |
| Graphic Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.528, -107.684 |
| Granite Gap Mines | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 32.077, -108.980 |
| Juanita Mine | Zinc, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.084, -107.197 |
| Graphic Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.096, -107.204 |
| Bald Eagle Group | Silver, Gold | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 33.273, -107.718 |
| Stephenson-Bennett Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 32.403, -106.601 |
| Ellis Canyon Prospect | Silver, Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite | Past Producer | 34.086, -107.184 |
| Mistletoe Mine | Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.077, -107.189 |
| Germany Mines | Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.087, -107.196 |
| Red Hill Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.669, -108.614 |
| Iron Mountain Deposits | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Anglesite, Fluorite, Galena, Garnet, Gold, Helvite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Powellite, Pyroxene, Scheelite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 33.469, -107.638 |
| Black Hawk Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Galena | Past Producer | 31.905, -107.786 |
| Marie Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Galena | Past Producer | 31.912, -107.757 |
| Key Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Galena | Past Producer | 34.098, -107.190 |
| Hancock Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead | Anglesite, Galena | Past Producer | 31.905, -107.778 |
| Summit Group | Zinc, Lead | Anglesite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.563, -107.730 |
| Desdemona Group | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Anglesite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.556, -107.721 |
| Excess Claim | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Gold, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 32.177, -108.097 |
| Texas Main Mine | Gold | Argentite, Barite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Tetradymite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 32.351, -106.516 |
| Pinos Altos Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver | Argentite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Prospect | 32.886, -108.238 |
| Beck Mine | Silver | Argentite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.263, -109.040 |
| Palomas Chief Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Argentite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.166, -107.703 |
| Mogollon District | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite | Producer | 33.405, -108.801 |
| Cooney Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 33.419, -108.799 |
| Antelope and Ocean Wave Mines | Lead, Silver | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Embolite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite | Producer | 33.166, -107.723 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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