Dona Ana County, New Mexico has 3,172 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 98 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 3,172 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 43 active mining claims
- 3,129 closed mining claims
- 98 USGS records of mines in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
- Silver , Lead , Copper , Gold , and Zinc mines located in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. See All
Mines Summary
in Dona Ana County, New Mexico
- 98 Total
- 21 Occurrences
- 20 Prospects
- 57 Producers
Dona Ana County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Dona Ana.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Dona Ana County, New Mexico has 3,172 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 1.36% are active while 98.64% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 3,172 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 43 records of active mining claims
- 3,129 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Dona Ana
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 3129 |
| Other | 43 |
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Dona Ana has 98 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Dona Ana mines are Silver , Lead , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 21 mines in Dona Ana were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Dona Ana has 20 prospect mines.2 57 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 98 records of mines in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
- 20 records of prospects
- 21 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 57 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Dona Ana
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 57 |
| Occurrences | 21 |
| Prospects | 20 |
1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.
2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.
Top Mining Districts
in Dona Ana County, New Mexico
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Rincon Mining District
New Mexico
79
43
36
833.4
7
1
2
0
4
Organ Mountains Mining District
New Mexico
61
0
61
0
32
6
4
0
22
Mineral Hill Area
New Mexico
0
0
0
0
16
4
3
0
9
Black Prince Canyon Area
New Mexico
0
0
0
0
8
2
1
0
5
Bear Canyon Mining District
New Mexico
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
2
Bishop Cap Hills Mining District
New Mexico
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
4
Tunuco Mountain Area
New Mexico
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
3
Fillmore Canyon Area
New Mexico
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
2
Black Mountain Mining District
New Mexico
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
Dona Ana Mountains Area
New Mexico
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
Top Owners
in Dona Ana County, New Mexico
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
J & D Mining Co.
Fort Worth
Texas
Corporation
Claimant
44
38
6
769.42
Copper Canyon Boutique Trailers & Tanks LLC
El Paso
Texas
Corporation
Claimant
6
6
0
120
Sierra County Rock & Gem Society
Williamsburg
New Mexico
Corporation
Claimant
1
1
0
20.66
Western Nuclear Inc.
Lakewood
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
365
0
365
0
Oryx Resources LLC
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Corporation
Claimant
329
0
329
0
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Dona Ana County, New Mexico
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Garfield
Dona Ana
New Mexico
10,149
519
9,630
12,148.59
175
41
35
3
96
Salem
Dona Ana
New Mexico
7,750
170
7,580
4,015.48
62
10
13
0
39
Grama
Dona Ana
New Mexico
6,465
156
6,309
3,694.82
54
7
14
0
33
Hatch
Dona Ana
New Mexico
6,396
141
6,255
3,384.92
43
6
12
0
25
Rincon
Dona Ana
New Mexico
6,085
140
5,945
3,364.26
46
7
13
0
26
Rodey
Dona Ana
New Mexico
6,295
138
6,157
3,322.94
45
7
13
0
25
Radium Springs
Dona Ana
New Mexico
2,064
47
2,017
993.40
44
8
14
0
22
White Sands
Dona Ana
New Mexico
1,131
19
1,112
671.22
87
16
14
0
57
Lanark
Dona Ana
New Mexico
1,352
0
1,352
0
14
0
6
0
8
Strauss
Dona Ana
New Mexico
1,229
0
1,229
0
15
0
4
3
8
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