The Hobsen Mine is a silver mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,705 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,705 Feet (1,739 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 32.7297, -108.49780
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Hobsen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hobsen Mine
Secondary: Silver King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Black Hawk Mines
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1964
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PROBABLY OWNED BY BLACK HAWK CONSOLIDATED MINES
Reference (Deposit): ENTRIES BY ADIT AND INCLINED SHAFT PARTLY ACCESSIBLE
Reference (Deposit): NO NI CO OR V MINERALS FOUND
Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN E NMBM BUL 83 P149
Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN E ET AL USBM BUL 1009K P309
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