Granite Gap Mines

The Granite Gap Mines is a copper, lead, silver, zinc, and arsenic mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,593 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: Granite Gap Mines
Secondary: Hilltop Group

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Arsenic

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Raymond And Robert Custer
Info Year: 1956

Owner Name: Vincent And Frank Veseley
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1956

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): WORKINGS EXTEND INTO SE SEC 34 & SW SEC 35 T25S

Reference (Deposit): VESELEY OWN 7 CLAIMS CUSTERS OWN 3

Reference (Deposit): MANY INTERCONNECTED WORKINGS

Reference (Deposit): INCLUDES VESLEY BOB MONTGOMERY & WORLDS FAIR CLAIMS

Reference (Deposit): ABOUT $1 MILLION WORTH OF SHIPMENTS, MOST BEFORE 1910

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN NMBM&MR BULLETIN 57

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