Kyanite Mines in New Mexico
19Total Sites
0Active
Kyanite Mining in New Mexico
New Mexico has 19 kyanite-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 kyanite mine in New Mexico is Big Rock Kyanite Mine in Rio Arriba County, with records dating to 1928.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Rio Arriba County | 17 |
| Taos County | 2 |
Kyanite Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock Deposit | Rio Arriba | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Big Rock Kyanite Mine | Rio Arriba | Past Producer | |
| Hondo Canyon Sillimanite-Kyanite Prospect | Taos | Occurrence | |
| Kiawa Mountain | Rio Arriba | Unknown | |
| Kiowa View I | Rio Arriba | Prospect | |
| Kiowa View Ii | Rio Arriba | Prospect | |
| Kiowa View Iii | Rio Arriba | Unknown | |
| Kiowa View Iv | Rio Arriba | Unknown | |
| Kiowa View V | Rio Arriba | Unknown | |
| La Madera Mountain | Rio Arriba | Unknown | |
| Lund's Prospect | Taos | Prospect | |
| Raymond No. 1, 2 and 3 | Rio Arriba | Past Producer | |
| Unnamed Kyanite Prospect | Rio Arriba | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Kyanite Prospect | Rio Arriba | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Kyanite Prospect | Rio Arriba | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Kyanite Prospect | Rio Arriba | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Kyanite Prospect | Rio Arriba | Occurrence | |
| Vallecitos Deposit No. 1 | Rio Arriba | Unknown | |
| Vallecitos Deposit No. 2 | Rio Arriba | Unknown |