Aztec Mine

Past Producer in Colfax county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10247426
MAS/MILS ID 0350070016
Record type Site
Current site name Aztec Mine
Alternate or previous names Corcoran Tunnel, Blacksmith Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.18385, 36.62974 (WGS84)
Elevation 3659
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colfax(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baldy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cimarron(hydrologic unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Colfax

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.18385, 36.62974

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Maxwell Land Grant Co.
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1946

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRODUCED $3500000 IN AU TO 1926

  • Deposit

    PETTIT R F JR 1946 NMBM O F 15 P30

  • Deposit

    EVERETT F D 1953 USBM MRB REGION 1V REPORT P10

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN W 1910 USGS PP68 P96

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references