The Hidden Treasure Group is a gold mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,400 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: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.66083, -105.35139
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Hidden Treasure Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Treasure Group
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: Hidden Treasure Nos. 2 To 5
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Elizabethtown District: Hematite Creek Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Le Sage Ranch
Years: 1970 -
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF HEMATITE CREEK JUST NORTH OF HEMATITE PARK AS SHOWN ON PLATE 1, NMBMMR BULL 94. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Deposit): FOUR CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1972 CONSISTED OF SHAFTS, ADITS AND PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 120, PLATE 1, MAP 3
Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 45
Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTAFE, N.M., P. 151
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