The Red Hill Deposit is a copper and lead mine located in Otero county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,953 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 7,953 Feet (2,424 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.9603, -105.81310
Map: View on Google Maps
Red Hill Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Hill Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Otero
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
Not available
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section
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): LOW GRADE DISSEMINATED LEAD MINERALIZATION
Reference (Deposit): ALSO EXTENDS INTO S2 SEC 35 T15S R11E NMPM
Reference (Deposit): ONLY MINOR SHOWS OF COPPER MINERALIZATION
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR BULLETIN 86 P19, PLATE 11
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
