The Venus is a silver, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,623 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: 4,623 Feet (1,409 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.2489, -108.74780
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Venus MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Venus
Secondary: Venice
Secondary: Viola
Secondary: Leitendorf
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Eighty-Five Mining Co
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1943
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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): NM BUREAU OF MINES INDEX
Reference (Deposit): LASKY S G USGS BULL 885
Reference (Deposit): 350 FT SHAFT
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