The Hoover Group is a gold, lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,803 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: 9,803 Feet (2,988 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 36.6989, -106.24690
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Hoover Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hoover Group
Secondary: Hoover One,Two,&Three
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
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: R. C. Little
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1950
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 78. 82
Reference (Deposit): BENJOVSKY T.D. RECONNAISSANCE, HEADSTONE NMBM CIRC. 11
Reference (Deposit): 1945 P 4, PLATE 1
Reference (Deposit): NMBM MINES INDEX
Reference (Deposit): STORMS W.R. USBM SUPP. RPT. NO. 30 JUNE 1947
Reference (Deposit): MCMILLAN W.D. USBM SUMM. RPT. NO. 14 JUNE 1950.
Reference (Deposit): FILE.L.A. DIRECTORY OF MINES IN NEW MEXICO NMBM CIRC 77
Reference (Deposit): 1965 P 42
Reference (Deposit): ALSO LIES IN SEC.1 T28N R6E
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