Minnehoha Mine

The Minnehoha Mine is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,205 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

Name: Minnehoha Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Catron

Elevation: 7,205 Feet (2,196 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 33.4797, -107.74440

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Satelite image of the Minnehoha Mine

Minnehoha Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Minnehoha Mine
Secondary: Black Mountain


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


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: Fee Ownership


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: M. R Hemley
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Carl Rodgers
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): NEW REGISTRATIONS NMSIM (1975)

Reference (Deposit): IRON MTN QUAD TOPO MAP

Reference (Deposit): NMBM INDEX

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY G T NMBM BUL 10 P79

Reference (Deposit): SUR NO 815

Reference (Deposit): CAVED WORKINGS


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