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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Beasley Brothers 4 Prospect (Occurrence)Ima Prospect (Occurrence)Breen Prospect (Occurrence)Richardson Ranch Prospects + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Strawn Prospect (Occurrence)Fife Prospects (Occurrence)Good Luck Group + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Troutman Ranch (Occurrence)Canadian River Copper Deposits (Occurrence)Ute Creek Copper Deposits (Past Producer)San Jon Area (Occurrence)Little Rattler Mine (Past Producer)Gilstrip and Trusdel Property (Occurrence)Red Peak Area Prospects + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Smith Ranch Prospect (Occurrence)Section Twelve Mine + 1 more nearby (Unknown)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
16 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Little Rattler Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Silver) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 1 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Uranium. Minerals mentioned: Copper, Silver. Approx. location 35.183, -103.417. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

14
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

5
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

3
Unknown

Status not recorded.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Chalcocite 1Malachite 1

Commodities

Uranium 22Copper 4Vanadium 2Silver 2

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Ute Creek Copper DepositsCopperChalcocite, MalachitePast Producer35.371, -103.501
Beasley Brothers 4 ProspectUranium—Occurrence35.093, -104.047
Canadian River Copper DepositsCopper—Occurrence35.108, -103.537
Fife ProspectsUranium—Occurrence34.946, -103.641
Gilstrip and Trusdel PropertyUranium—Occurrence35.067, -103.450
Good Luck GroupUranium—Past Producer34.861, -103.595
Ima ProspectUranium—Occurrence34.928, -104.032
Little Rattler MineUranium—Past Producer35.183, -103.417
Red Peak Area ProspectsUranium—Occurrence34.976, -103.447
Richardson Ranch ProspectsUranium—Occurrence35.118, -103.941
San Jon AreaUranium—Occurrence35.125, -103.501
Smith Ranch ProspectUranium—Occurrence35.252, -103.410
Troutman RanchUranium—Occurrence35.217, -103.517
Wallace Ranch ProspectUranium—Past Producer34.983, -103.450
Eight Point ClaimsUranium—Occurrence35.138, -103.957
Breen ProspectUranium—Occurrence35.217, -103.957
Lucky Find 15 ProspectUranium—Occurrence34.867, -103.584
Strawn ProspectUranium—Occurrence35.223, -103.782
Bel Aro MineUranium—Past Producer34.167, -103.917
Section Twelve MineUranium—Unknown35.197, -103.398
Good Luck MineUranium—Unknown34.859, -103.593
Little RattlerUranium—Unknown35.195, -103.401

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 43 fossil collection records in Quay County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Curry County · Harding County · Guadalupe County · Roosevelt County · De Baca County

New Mexico mineral guides

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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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