Hop Canyon Mining Co. Claims

The Hop Canyon Mining Co. Claims is a gold and copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,501 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

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Site Name

Primary: Hop Canyon Mining Co. Claims
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: Lookout
Secondary: Lucien
Secondary: Mountain Queen
Secondary: Oshkosh
Secondary: Lucy
Secondary: Marguerite
Secondary: Mabel

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Hop Canyon District

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Hop Canyon Mining And Smelting Co.
Years: 1900 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): 7 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1910 CONSISTED OF ABOUT 2400 FT. OF TUNNELS AND CROSSCUTS, AND SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND OPEN CUTS.

Comment (Location): GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATIONS ARE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CLAIM GROUP.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P.259

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932, NMBMMR BULL 8, P.43-44

Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, P., 1979, NMBMMR OFR-119, P.128-131

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