Hand Car Mine

The Hand Car Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico.

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: Hand Car Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Hidalgo

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 31.83417, -108.47833

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Hand Car Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hand Car Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: Sylvanite District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Buck Bennet
Years: 1910 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE RAN 0.5% CU, 0.77 $/ST AU.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetradymite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): IN LITTLE HACHITA MOUNTAINS.

Comment (Workings): 200 FT CROSS-CUT, OPEN CUTS, 20 FT SHAFT (1910).


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, 361 P


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