A. B. Group

The A. B. Group is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,601 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: A. B. Group  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sandoval

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 35.72, -106.40830

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A. B. Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: A. B. Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval


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: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Benham, Alice
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1922


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES FILES

Reference (Deposit): THE A. B. AND SOCRATES LODES EXTEND INTO SECTION 10.

Reference (Deposit): N. M. MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1803, PATENTED 1922.

Reference (Deposit): AND SOCRATES LODES

Reference (Deposit): GROUP INCLUDES A. B. LODE, CICERO, DEMOSTHENES, PINE TREE,


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