Gold Dust Group

The Gold Dust Group is a silver and gold mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,201 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: Gold Dust Group
Secondary: Gold Dust 1,2, 3
Secondary: Gold Dust Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Catron

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

Type: Unknown

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: E. C. Fletcher, M. Moore, P. Nelson, D. Morehead
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MOGOLLON 7.5 MIN. QUAD

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON H G USGS BUL 787 PP 63-64

Reference (Deposit): NEW REGISTRATIONS, NMSMIR (1974)

Reference (Deposit): CEASED OPERATIONS DEC. 1975

Reference (Deposit): ATTEMPTED TO OPEN CAVE-IN TO MAP, SAMPLE LOWER TUNNEL

Reference (Deposit): TWO EMPLOYEES ASSESSMENT ONLY-DEC. 1974

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