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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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Ojo Caliente Springs + 1 more nearby (Unknown)Rule Prospect (Occurrence)Mag 1 + 1 more nearby (Unknown)Bojo Montoso + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Sixty Copper Group (Occurrence)Rosedale Mine 1880's + 2 more nearby (Producer)New Golden Bell + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Pankey Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Negro Diggings + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Helen (Prospect)Black Bird Prospect 1930 (Occurrence)Katherine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Jack Frost Mine + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Vanadium Friend Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950's (Past Producer)Drake Prospect (Occurrence)Brown (Occurrence)Heister (Occurrence)Gofor and Spire Mine + 36 more nearby (Occurrence)Linchburg Mine + 12 more nearby (Past Producer)Crestone Group + 4 more nearby (Occurrence)Black Goose + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Rheinhart Prospect + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Drake (Prospect)Romero + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Rose Quartz and Gambler (Occurrence)Water Canyon Manganese Mine 1914 + 9 more nearby (Past Producer)Timber Peak Mine 1890's + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Buena Vista Group + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Juan Torres + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Rio Salado Group + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Santa Rita Group 1950's + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)San Lorenzo (Prospect)Bear Canyon Group + 9 more nearby (Occurrence)Bianchi Claims + 11 more nearby (Past Producer)Burris Claims (Past Producer)Jeter Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)El Oro and La Plata Group + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Carretas Canyon Group + 12 more nearby (Occurrence)Black Cat Claims-Luis Lopez Dist + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Lemitar Mountains (Occurrence)Torrence Mine 1880 + 11 more nearby (Past Producer)Griffith Claims-Luis Lopez Dist. + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Cliff Prospect + 8 more nearby (Past Producer)Name Unknown Bentonite Prospect (Occurrence)Joyita Prospects + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Socorro Mountain (Past Producer)U S Mining & Milling Corp Mill (Unknown)Bachelder-Everheart Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Dewey Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Chupadero Mines + 5 more nearby (Occurrence)La Bonita Prospect + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Elaine Group + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Name Unknown Pumice Deposit (Occurrence)Lava Station (Prospect)Agua Torres Mine (Past Producer)Lucky Don & Little Davie Mines (Past Producer)Name Unknown Bentonite Prospect (Occurrence)Independence (Prospect)May Day Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Mex-Tex Mine + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Miera Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Red Eagle + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Jones Camp 1900's + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Jones Magnetite (Past Producer)Name Unknown Scoria Deposit (Producer)Materials Pit (Unknown)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
67 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 4 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

Hardscrabble Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 4 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Garnet, Gold, Silver) and 8 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Zinc, Lead, Copper. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Garnet, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Galena, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 34.113, -107.197. 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?

107
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

60
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

58
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

9
Unknown

Status not recorded.

7
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

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

Galena 37Chalcopyrite 28Malachite 27Gold 20Sphalerite 18Pyrolusite 16Barite 16Psilomelane 15Fluorite 13Covellite 12Chalcocite 11Anglesite 11

Commodities

Lead 76Silver 72Copper 69Zinc 48Gold 45Manganese 37Barium-Barite 26Fluorine-Fluorite 14Iron 11Uranium 8

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Hansonburg MineLead, Barium-BariteAnglesite, Argentite, Barite, Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Linarite, MalachitePast Producer33.817, -106.375
Mex-Tex MineBarium-Barite, LeadAnglesite, Argentite, Barite, Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Linarite, MalachitePast Producer33.825, -106.366
Kelly MineZinc, LeadAnglesite, Argentite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer34.087, -107.201
Hardscrabble MineZinc, Lead, CopperAnglesite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite, Silver, Smithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer34.113, -107.197
Black Cloud MineLead, ZincAnglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Hydrozincite, Silver, Smithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer34.079, -107.189
Graphic MineZinc, Lead, CopperAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer34.096, -107.204
Juanita MineZinc, LeadAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer34.084, -107.197
Ellis Canyon ProspectSilver, Copper, LeadAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, PlumbojarositePast Producer34.086, -107.184
Mistletoe MineLeadAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer34.077, -107.189
Germany MinesLead, ZincAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer34.087, -107.196
Key MineLead, SilverAnglesite, GalenaPast Producer34.098, -107.190
Venus No. 1Silver, Gold, CopperArgentite, CerargyriteOccurrence33.367, -107.417
Copper Belt GroupCopperArgentite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, MalachitePast Producer34.129, -107.285
Linchburg MineZinc, Lead, CopperArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer34.073, -107.188
Torrence Mine 1880Gold, SilverArgentite, Descloizite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Mimetite, Vanadinite, WulfenitePast Producer34.064, -106.943
Merritt Mine Prior To 1870Silver, GoldArgentite, Descloizite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Mimetite, Vanadinite, WulfenitePast Producer34.064, -106.942
El Coyote DepositBarium-BariteBariteOccurrence34.122, -106.796
Drake ProspectBarium-BariteBariteOccurrence34.470, -107.228
Jack Frost MineLeadBarite, Chalcopyrite, Descloizite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite, VanadinitePast Producer34.140, -107.256
El Tigre MineZinc, LeadBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, SphaleritePast Producer34.041, -107.158
Love Bug GroupLeadBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, VanadinitePast Producer34.137, -107.246
La Bonita ProspectFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-BariteBarite, FluoriteOccurrence34.069, -106.800
Miera ProspectBarium-BariteBarite, FluoriteOccurrence33.801, -106.374
Box Canyon ProspectFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-BariteBarite, FluoriteOccurrence34.159, -106.989
Bachelder-Everheart ProspectLead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-BariteBarite, Fluorite, GalenaOccurrence34.294, -106.813
Dewey MineLeadBarite, Fluorite, GalenaPast Producer34.267, -106.827
Elaine GroupBarium-BariteBarite, Fluorite, GalenaPast Producer34.144, -106.783
Gonzales ProspectBarium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteBarite, Fluorite, Galena, SphaleriteOccurrence34.080, -106.804
Coons and Levensons Prospect 1950'sLeadBarite, GalenaPast Producer34.507, -107.216
Vanadium Friend ProspectBarium-Barite, Vanadium, LeadBarite, Galena, VanadiniteOccurrence34.127, -107.263
Name Unknown Bentonite ProspectBentoniteBentoniteOccurrence33.863, -106.464
Name Unknown Bentonite ProspectBentoniteBentoniteOccurrence34.363, -106.901
Juan Torres ProspectFluorine-FluoriteBornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Fluorite, Magnetite, Malachite, SpecularitePast Producer34.391, -107.083
Jeter MineUraniumCarnotite, Malachite, Pitchblende, TyuyamunitePast Producer34.439, -107.017
Lucky Don & Little Davie MinesVanadium, UraniumCarnotite, TyuyamunitePast Producer34.098, -106.699
Agua Torres MineUranium, VanadiumCarnotite, TyuyamunitePast Producer34.248, -106.679
Buckeye MineCopperChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, MalachitePast Producer34.019, -107.136
Minerva GroupLead, Copper, ZincChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, SphaleritePast Producer34.024, -107.148
Sixty Copper GroupCopperChalcocite, Chrysocolla, CovelliteOccurrence34.076, -107.405
Cuprite MineGold, Silver, CopperChalcocite, Covellite, Cuprite, Gold, MalachitePast Producer34.018, -107.201

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 66 fossil collection records in Socorro County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Valencia County · Torrance County · Bernalillo County · Sierra County · Cibola County

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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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