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Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
137 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
65 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
37 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
31 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
25 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
19 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Hudspeth County (56) · Presidio County (46) · Culberson County (23) · Burnet County (5) · Brewster County (3) · Hardeman County (1) · Jeff Davis County (1) · El Paso County (1) · Llano County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plata Verde Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead | Acanthite, Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 30.877, -104.922 |
| Hazel Mine | Silver, Copper | Acanthite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Silver | Past Producer | 31.170, -104.901 |
| Ross Mine | Lead, Silver | Acanthite, Cerargyrite, Limonite | Past Producer | 29.816, -104.387 |
| Burney Mine | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Lead | Acanthite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 29.901, -104.512 |
| Presidio Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Anglesite, Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Descloizite, Endlichite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Iron, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 29.813, -104.329 |
| Finlay Prospect | Copper, Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Beudantite, Galena, Plumbojarosite | Occurrence | 30.771, -104.997 |
| Southwestern Prospect | Silver, Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Hematite | Occurrence | 30.772, -105.003 |
| Chinati Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Anglesite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Limonite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 29.810, -104.361 |
| Montezuma Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Anglesite, Galena, Limonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 29.809, -104.364 |
| Perry Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Anglesite, Jarosite, Limonite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 29.808, -104.357 |
| Cave Peak Deposit | Molybdenum | Antimony, Cassiterite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Ferrimolybdite, Goethite, Huebnerite, Ilsemannite, Jarosite, Lepidocrocite, Malachite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Wolframite | Prospect | 31.444, -104.880 |
| Lena Prospect | Silver, Lead | Argentite, Galena | Occurrence | 31.121, -105.147 |
| Mayfield Prospect | Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Barium-Barite | Barite, Hollandite | Past Producer | 30.723, -104.776 |
| Blackshaft Mine | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 31.139, -104.925 |
| Maybell Canyon-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.159, -99.805 |
| Dallas Prospect | Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 31.142, -104.872 |
| Bonanza Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Greenockite, Hemimorphite, Limonite, Malachite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 31.187, -105.501 |
| Pecos Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite | Past Producer | 31.225, -104.906 |
| Sancho Panza Mine | Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Digenite | Past Producer | 31.144, -104.940 |
| Hunter Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Uranium, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Magnetite, Pitchblende, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Torbernite | Past Producer | 31.189, -105.451 |
| Ojo Bonito Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 29.975, -104.358 |
| Bird Mine | Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Hematite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 30.343, -103.517 |
| Unnamed Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 29.429, -103.797 |
| Zimpleman Pass Prospects | Molybdenum, Copper, Iron, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Chrysocolla, Galena, Limonite, Magnetite, Wulfenite | Occurrence | 31.163, -105.505 |
| Road Prospect | Silver, Copper, Lead | Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite | Occurrence | 30.777, -104.998 |
| Black Diamond Prospect | Copper, Lead, Silver | Chrysocolla, Hematite | Occurrence | 30.768, -105.002 |
| Purple Sage Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper | Chrysocolla, Hemimorphite, Malachite, Mimetite, Mottramite, Pyromorphite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 30.749, -105.026 |
| White Eagle Prospect | Copper, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Cuprite, Fluorite, Malachite | Past Producer | 30.767, -98.300 |
| Spring Creek Prospect | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum | Fluorite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 30.778, -98.292 |
| Fluorspar Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 29.908, -104.506 |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Lead, Silver | Galena | Occurrence | 30.767, -104.999 |
| Macdaniel Prospect | Silver, Lead | Galena | Occurrence | 29.799, -104.356 |
| Carr Mine | Lead, Silver | Galena | Past Producer | 29.804, -104.356 |
| Milby Peak Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Galena, Hemimorphite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 31.183, -105.462 |
| Sullivan Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Galena, Lead, Sphalerite, Vanadinite | Past Producer | 29.804, -104.419 |
| Silver Eagle Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Galena, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 30.899, -105.148 |
| Queen Anne Prospect | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 31.183, -105.512 |
| Snowline Canyon Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 30.898, -105.131 |
| San Antonio Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 29.895, -104.477 |
| Hillside Prospect | Silver, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 29.906, -104.503 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron, Silver | Hematite, Limonite | Occurrence | 30.838, -105.266 |
| Unnamed Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Hemimorphite | Past Producer | 30.946, -105.025 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Malachite | Occurrence | 30.994, -104.928 |
| Diablo Prospect | Copper, Silver | Malachite | Occurrence | 31.221, -104.909 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 30.993, -104.926 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Silver | Malachite | Occurrence | 31.052, -104.937 |
| Black Hill Mine | Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead | Malachite | Past Producer | 30.902, -105.150 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Malachite | Occurrence | 30.996, -104.946 |
| Mohawk Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead | Pyrite | Past Producer | 31.162, -104.957 |
| Marvin-Judson Prospect | Copper, Silver | Pyrite | Occurrence | 31.167, -104.927 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Smithsonite | Occurrence | 29.436, -103.808 |
| Silver King Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum | Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.145, -105.528 |
| Maltby Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Turquoise | Occurrence | 31.037, -104.929 |
| Alice Ray Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 31.186, -105.506 |
| Burdett Prospect | Manganese, Silver, Gold | — | Occurrence | 29.990, -102.967 |
| Love Pass Prospects | Silver | — | Occurrence | 31.195, -105.494 |
| Milby Peak Prospect | Lead, Copper, Silver | — | Occurrence | 31.178, -105.455 |
| Bona Mine | Silver, Lead, Iron, Nickel | — | Past Producer | 31.199, -105.449 |
| Stokes Mine | Lead, Silver, Uranium | — | Past Producer | 31.209, -105.460 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver | — | Occurrence | 29.589, -102.766 |
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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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