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Native Gold from
Lost Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lost Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:178697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:178697:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘJohn claim, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGold Spot Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘContinental Surface, Continental Mine, Hanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘContinental Underground, Continental Mine, Hanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘSilver Cell Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘDeep Down-Atlantic Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘWhiskey Gulch placers, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘHazard Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
USGS Map I-1310-B Mineral Deposit Map Silver City 1x2 Quad
(1936) Geology and ore deposits of the Bayard area, Central Mining District, New Mexico. Bulletin 870. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b870
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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