Copper, Gold Mines in New Mexico

25Total Sites
0Active

Copper, Gold Mining in New Mexico

New Mexico has 25 copper, gold-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded copper, gold mine in New Mexico is Sunol Mine in Dona Ana County, with records dating to 1890.

By County

CountySites
Grant County6
Sierra County5
Rio Arriba County4
Bernalillo County2
Colfax County2
Dona Ana County1
Lincoln County1
Otero County1
Sandoval County1
Santa Fe County1
Taos County1

Copper, Gold Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Black PeakSierraUndergroundOccurrence
Black Peak Mine Pre 1900SierraPast Producer
CalamityGrantPast Producer
Calamity MineGrantProspect
Eighty-Five MineSierraUndergroundPast Producer
EugenieGrantPast Producer
Evelyn MineSanta FeSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Jawbone MineRio ArribaUndergroundOccurrence
Mary M MineBernalilloPast Producer
Milagros MineBernalilloSurfacePast Producer
Morning Glory MineSierraSurface-UndergroundProspect
Mudpuppy-Waterdog ProspectLincolnOccurrence
Mystic MineColfaxPast Producer
Nannie Baird MineOteroPast Producer
National Copper Company MineGrantUnknown
Neglected MineGrantUnknown
Pay OreColfaxUndergroundUnknown
Payroll MineRio ArribaPast Producer
Solid Gold GroupTaosUndergroundProspect
Strawberry MineRio ArribaUndergroundOccurrence
Summit DepositGrantOccurrence
Sunol MineDona AnaPast Producer
Sweetwater Claim 1900'sSierraPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectSandovalProspect
Unnamed ShaftRio ArribaUndergroundUnknown

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