Alpha Mill

Unknown in Lincoln county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150370
MAS/MILS ID 0350270025
Record type Site
Current site name Alpha Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -105.70945, 33.9037 (WGS84)
Elevation 2043
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ancho(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 005 S 012 E 05 C New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -105.70945, 33.9037

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alpha Minerals Processing Corp.
    ID 2901720
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAPACITY 1500 TPD OF "VARIOUS METALS"

  • Deposit

    SIEMERS & AUSTIN 1979 NMBM MAP RM-9

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JAN-1997 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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/12/1981
MSHA mine ID2901720
Mine name (MSHA)Pw 2/3 Underground
Current operatorAnaconda Minerals Company
Current controller (parent)Atlantic Richfield Company
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references