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Bank Mine, Summit Peak, Summit Mountains, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
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Bank MineMine
Summit PeakPeak
Summit MountainsMountain Range
Steeple Rock Mining DistrictMining District
Grant CountyCounty
New MexicoState
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Chip Sampling

Bank Mine, Summit Peak, Summit Mountains, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
00909620017271982997272.jpg
Chip Sampling

Bank Mine, Summit Peak, Summit Mountains, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
00909620017271982997272.jpg
Chip Sampling

Bank Mine, Summit Peak, Summit Mountains, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 52' 36'' North , 108° 58' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.87667,-108.97889
GeoHash:
G#: 9tfe015br
GRN:
N22W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Duncan799 (2017)20.9km
York557 (2011)21.0km
Virden137 (2017)21.2km
Buckhorn200 (2011)30.9km
Clifton3,685 (2017)35.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
35137
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35137:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A mine located S of Bitter Creek and .



NOTE: The Yale-Peabody GNIS database is derived from USGS 1:24,000 topographic maps.

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1 valid mineral.

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ⓘGold1.AA.05Au

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AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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References

Yale Peabody GNIS database.
GILLERMAN, E., (1964), MNBMMR BULL. 83, P.193-194
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