Gold & Minerals rockhounding sites in New Mexico

Placer gold, pyrite, copper minerals, and general ore-mineral localities open to casual collecting.

69 gold & minerals destinations in New Mexico.

Rockhounding sites in New Mexico — gold & minerals: 69 spots in our directory. Sort live from your phone with near me, or browse all U.S. gold & minerals rockhounding sites and the New Mexico state page.

Gold & Minerals collecting in New Mexico

Placer gold, pyrite, copper minerals, and general ore-mineral localities open to casual collecting.

We currently document 69 gold & minerals collecting sites in New Mexico. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.

What to know before you collect

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Anita Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Hidalgo, NM

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Anita Mine

Anita Mine is a historic mining site in Hidalgo, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesHidalgo

Aztec Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Aztec Mine

Aztec Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Bald Eagle Group — mineral rockhounding site near Sierra, NM

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Bald Eagle Group

Bald Eagle Group is a historic mining site in Sierra, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSierra

Beck Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Hidalgo, NM

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Beck Mine

Beck Mine is a historic mining site in Hidalgo, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesHidalgo

Bi-metallic Mine 1920's — mineral rockhounding site near Sierra, NM

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Bi-metallic Mine 1920's

Bi-Metallic Mine 1920's is a historic mining site in Sierra, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSierra

Big Sandy — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Big Sandy

Big Sandy is a known mineral occurrence in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Black Cloud Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Socorro, NM

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Black Cloud Mine

Black Cloud Mine is a historic mining site in Socorro, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSocorro

Bruff Mine — gold rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Bruff Mine

Bruff Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesGrant

Butterfly — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Butterfly

Butterfly is a documented mineral site in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Carbonate Hill Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Hidalgo, NM

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Carbonate Hill Mine

Carbonate Hill Mine is a historic mining site in Hidalgo, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesHidalgo

Carlisle Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Carlisle Mine

Carlisle Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Cashier Mine — gold rockhounding site near Taos, NM

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Cashier Mine

Cashier Mine is a historic mining site in Taos, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesTaos

Center — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Center

Center is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Center Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Center Mine

Center Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Central District: Bayard Subdistrict — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Central District: Bayard Subdistrict

Central District: Bayard Subdistrict is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite, Wolframite.

Fee variesGrant

Cliff-l-embolite Mines 1930's — mineral rockhounding site near Sierra, NM

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Cliff-l-embolite Mines 1930's

Cliff-L-Embolite Mines 1930's is a historic mining site in Sierra, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSierra

Co-op Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Co-op Mine

Co-Op Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Criterion Claim — gold rockhounding site near Taos, NM

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Criterion Claim

Criterion Claim is a mineral prospect in Taos, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesTaos

Croesus Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Croesus Mine

Croesus Mine is a historic mining site in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Crow Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Lincoln, NM

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Crow Mine

Crow Mine is a historic mining site in Lincoln, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesLincoln

Cuba — mineral rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Cuba

Cuba is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Copper minerals, Chrysocolla. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Dora No 1 — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Dora No 1

Dora No 1 is a known mineral occurrence in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Francis Kay Mine Aberdeen Group Atlantic Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Hidalgo, NM

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Francis Kay Mine Aberdeen Group Atlantic Mine

Francis Kay Mine Aberdeen Group Atlantic Mine is a historic mining site in Hidalgo, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesHidalgo

Gold Tunnel — gold rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Gold Tunnel

Gold Tunnel is a known mineral occurrence in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesGrant

Granger Placer — gold rockhounding site near Taos, NM

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Granger Placer

Granger Placer is a mineral prospect in Taos, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesTaos

Greenstone — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Greenstone

Greenstone is a mineral prospect in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Groundhog Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Groundhog Mine

Groundhog Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Gypsy Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Sierra, NM

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Gypsy Mine

Gypsy Mine is a historic mining site in Sierra, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSierra

Hardscrabble Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Socorro, NM

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Hardscrabble Mine

Hardscrabble Mine is a historic mining site in Socorro, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSocorro

Hillsboro District — mineral rockhounding site near Sierra, NM

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Hillsboro District

Hillsboro District is a historic mining site in Sierra, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Iron, Pyrolusite, Silver.

Fee variesSierra

Inez Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Luna, NM

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Inez Mine

Inez Mine is a historic mining site in Luna, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesLuna

Jefferson — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Jefferson

Jefferson is a mineral prospect in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Jersey Cream — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Jersey Cream

Jersey Cream is a mineral prospect in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Lake Valley — mineral rockhounding site near Sierra, NM

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Lake Valley

Lake Valley is a historic mining site in Sierra, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Pyrolusite, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSierra

Langston Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Langston Mine

Langston Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Last Hope — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Last Hope

Last Hope is a documented mineral site in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Little Key Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Little Key Mine

Little Key Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Malone Mines — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Malone Mines

Malone Mines is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Michigan — mineral rockhounding site near Lincoln, NM

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Michigan

Michigan is a documented mineral site in Lincoln, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena.

Fee variesLincoln

Mistletoe Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Socorro, NM

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Mistletoe Mine

Mistletoe Mine is a historic mining site in Socorro, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSocorro

Moberg Group — gold rockhounding site near Taos, NM

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Moberg Group

Moberg Group is a historic mining site in Taos, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesTaos

Moreno Creek — mineral rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Moreno Creek

Moreno Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

National Group — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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National Group

National Group is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Ontario Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Ontario Mine

Ontario Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Oregon Claim — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Oregon Claim

Oregon Claim is a mineral prospect in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Pankey Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Socorro, NM

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Pankey Mine

Pankey Mine is a historic mining site in Socorro, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Pyrolusite, Silver.

Fee variesSocorro

Providence — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Providence

Providence is a mineral prospect in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Red Fissure — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Red Fissure

Red Fissure is a mineral prospect in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Red Hill Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Hidalgo, NM

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Red Hill Mine

Red Hill Mine is a historic mining site in Hidalgo, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesHidalgo

Royal John Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Grant, NM

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Royal John Mine

Royal John Mine is a historic mining site in Grant, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesGrant

Ruth Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Hidalgo, NM

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Ruth Mine

Ruth Mine is a historic mining site in Hidalgo, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesHidalgo

Sally Mine — gold rockhounding site near Lincoln, NM

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Sally Mine

Sally Mine is a historic mining site in Lincoln, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesLincoln

San Pedro Mountains — mineral rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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San Pedro Mountains

San Pedro Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Chalcocite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Santa Rita — mineral rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Santa Rita

Santa Rita is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Copper minerals, Cuprite, Molybdenite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Silver Contact Claims 1980's — mineral rockhounding site near Lincoln, NM

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Silver Contact Claims 1980's

Silver Contact Claims 1980's is a historic mining site in Lincoln, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesLincoln

Silver Hill Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Hidalgo, NM

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Silver Hill Mine

Silver Hill Mine is a historic mining site in Hidalgo, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesHidalgo

Silver Star — mineral rockhounding site near Taos, NM

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Silver Star

Silver Star is a historic mining site in Taos, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena.

Fee variesTaos

Silver Tip Group — mineral rockhounding site near Taos, NM

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Silver Tip Group

Silver Tip Group is a historic mining site in Taos, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesTaos

So Mine No. 1 — mineral rockhounding site near Sierra, NM

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So Mine No. 1

So Mine No. 1 is a historic mining site in Sierra, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Pyrolusite, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSierra

Spring Mine — gold rockhounding site near Lincoln, NM

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Spring Mine

Spring Mine is a mineral prospect in Lincoln, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesLincoln

Steins Pass — mineral rockhounding site near Hidalgo, NM

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Steins Pass

Steins Pass is a historic mining site in Hidalgo, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesHidalgo

Tampa Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Tampa Mine

Tampa Mine is a historic mining site in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Molybdenite, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Tjbd 1 — mineral rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Tjbd 1

Tjbd 1 is a documented mineral site in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Union Lode — gold rockhounding site near Rio Arriba, NM

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Union Lode

Union Lode is a mineral prospect in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesRio Arriba

Ute Creek — mineral rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Ute Creek

Ute Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Vanadinite Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Sierra, NM

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Vanadinite Mine

Vanadinite Mine is a historic mining site in Sierra, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Pyrolusite, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesSierra

Varida Group — gold rockhounding site near Taos, NM

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Varida Group

Varida Group is a mineral prospect in Taos, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesTaos

Waldo Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Hidalgo, NM

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Waldo Mine

Waldo Mine is a historic mining site in Hidalgo, New Mexico, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesHidalgo

White Oaks — gold rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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White Oaks

White Oaks is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Gold, Huebnerite, Onyx. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico