Pecos Mine

The Pecos Mine is a zinc, silver, and gold mine located in San Miguel county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,913 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

Name: Pecos Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  San Miguel

Elevation: 7,913 Feet (2,412 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 35.7592, -105.66830

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Pecos Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pecos Mine
Secondary: Willow Creek
Secondary: Cowles
Secondary: Cooper
Secondary: Hamilton


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: San Miguel


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: Amax Exploration, Inc.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN ET AL 1910 USGS PROF PAPER 68 P113

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY G T 1940 NMBM BULL 15

Reference (Deposit): MATSON & HOAG 1930 USBM 1C 6368 21P


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