The Pintada Group is a copper and silver mine located in Guadalupe county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,036 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: 5,036 Feet (1,535 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.9214, -104.89500
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Pintada Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pintada Group
Secondary: Pintada Lode Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Guadalupe
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. L. Hammer
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1944
Owner Name: Pintada Consolodated Copper Co.
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1917
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Pecos Valley
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): USGS OF REPORT #24U EVERETT,F D MET & NONMET RESOURCES
Reference (Deposit): IN GUADALUPE COUNTY N MEX 1953 PG 5
Reference (Deposit): NMBM CIR 77 FILE,L.A. HAYES,W.H. 1965 PG 70
Reference (Deposit): NMBM INDEX
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