Hazard Mine

The Hazard Mine is a gold, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,100 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: Hazard Mine
Secondary: Osceola Group
Secondary: Claims
Secondary: Lacrosse
Secondary: Platina
Secondary: Scientific

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Pinos Altos 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Mines Holding And Development Corp.
Years: 1930 -

Owner Name: J. C. Simmons
Home Office: Pinos Altos, N.M.
Years: 1941 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1941
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: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): REPORTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF PINOS ALTOS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF A 400 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH DRIFTS DEVELOPED ON THREE LEVELS.

References

Reference (Deposit): FINNEL, T.L., 1976 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-779

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 52

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 70-71

Reference (Deposit): JONES, W.R., MOORE, S.L., AND PRATT, W.P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP GQ-865

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