Aztec Mine

The Aztec Mine is a gold mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,200 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Aztec Mine
Secondary: Aztec Reservation: Claims
Secondary: Aztec
Secondary: Azurite
Secondary: Aztec Extension
Secondary: Nancy Hawks
Secondary: Rosita
Secondary: Mountain Lion

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Tellurium

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Baldy District: East Flank Of Baldy Mountain

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Maxwell Land Grant Co.
Years: 1940 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1868
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Year: 1868
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PODS AND SHOOTS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Production): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, P.35, REPORTED THE TOTAL PRODUCTION OF THE AZTEC MINE IS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED 4 MILLIONS DOLLARS IN VALUE.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS OCCUR IN PODS AND SHOOTS IN FISSURES ASSOCIATED WITH FAULTS AND ALONG THE SHALE-SANDSTONE CONTACT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE SHOWN IN A LONGITUDINAL SECTION BY CHASE AND MUIR, 1923... FOUR SHAFTS, A LONG TUNNEL, WINZES, RAISES AND SEVERAL CROSSCUT CONSTITUTE THE MAIN WORK.

References

Reference (Deposit): WANEK, A.A., AND OTHERS, 1964 USGS MAP I-425

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R., 1962 USGS MAP MR-22

Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 69-72

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 123-124*11) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): CHASE, C.A., AND MUIR, D., 1923 AM. INST. MIN. MET. ENG. TRANS., VOL 68, P. 270-281

Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 56-57

Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTA FE, N.M., P. 138-151

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 92-97

Reference (Deposit): LEE, W.., 1916 USGS BULL 620-N, PART 1, P. 325-330

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 35-36

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