The Hornet Group is a lead and zinc mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,003 feet.
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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
Elevation: 9,003 Feet (2,744 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 36.7361, -105.48610
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Hornet Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hornet Group
Secondary: Weary Willie
Secondary: Jenkins Lead-Zinc Prospect
Secondary: Defense Group
Secondary: Cabresta Canyon
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John Jenkins
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1958
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION POSSIBLY TWO CARLOADS OF PB-ZN ORE.
Reference (Deposit): SOME FLUORITE PRESENT
Reference (Deposit): THERE ARE SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES CONCERNING THE LOCATION -
Reference (Deposit): GROUP PROBABLY EXTENDS INTO SECTION 24, R13E.
Reference (Deposit): GROUP INCLUDES DEFENSE NOS. 1-3,&HORNET NOS. 1&2 CLAIMS.
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL71 P32
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM L L 1961 USBM 1C8030 P175
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES FILES
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