Mine detail: Hopewell District

Previously called 'Fairview Placer'

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Location

Lat / long: 36.50004, -106.25059

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Discovery year: 1880

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: STREAM PLACER
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

References

MRDSTC39359
DEP60001476
Reference{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1348, P. 46.}{Deposit:: MCLEMORE, V.T., AND NORTH, R.M., 1984, OCCURRENCES OF PRECIOUS METALS AND URANIUM ALONG THE RIO GRANDE RIFT IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, IN SCOTT, B.W., ED., RIO GRANDE RIFT; NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK, 35 P.}{Deposit:: ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D.,1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.}
ReporterORRIS, GRETA J.