The Hazard Mine is a gold, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.87389, -108.18833
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Hazard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hazard Mine
Secondary: Osceola Group
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: Lacrosse
Secondary: Platina
Secondary: Scientific
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Pinos Altos District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mines Holding And Development Corp.
Years: 1930 -
Owner Name: J. C. Simmons
Home Office: Pinos Altos, N.M.
Years: 1941 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): REPORTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF PINOS ALTOS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF A 400 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH DRIFTS DEVELOPED ON THREE LEVELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): FINNEL, T.L., 1976 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-779
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 52
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 70-71
Reference (Deposit): JONES, W.R., MOORE, S.L., AND PRATT, W.P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP GQ-865
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