Abandoned gold mine records in Santa Fe County
5 records marked abandoned by MSHA. They are listed for reference only. Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carache Canyon Decline | underground | Dec 3, 1992 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hummingbird | underground | Aug 9, 1993 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kings Mine | underground | Jun 30, 1988 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ortiz Mine | surface | Apr 13, 1987 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Travis #1 & #2 | processing facility | Nov 6, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Santa Fe County (USGS)
USGS records 26 historic gold producers in Santa Fe County: 21 past producers and 5 listed as producers or plants. For 16 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 15 small). Production years are recorded for 15 sites, from 1828 to 1982.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Hill Mine | Producer | large | Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum | 1828 to 1945 |
| Old Placers | Past producer | small | Gold | 1828 to 1940 |
| Ortiz Open Pit Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iridium, Arsenic, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten | 1832 to 1937 |
| New Placers | Past producer | small | Gold | 1839 to 1935 |
| San Pedro Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten | 1845 to 1982 |
| Candelaria Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | 1875 to 1939 |
| Carnahan Mine | Past producer | small | Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Silver, Gold | 1885 to 1955 |
| Grand Central Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | 1885 to 1952 |
| Lucas Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Tungsten | from 1885 |
| San Francisco Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten | from 1887 |
| Gypsy Queen Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Iron, Lead, Manganese | from 1895 |
| Franklin Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | 1909 to 1946 |
| Evelyn Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | 1910 to 1945 |
| Pennsylvania Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | 1950 to 1952 |
| New Placers | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1839 |
| Old Placers | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1828 |
| San Franciso | Producer | n/a | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | n/a |
| San Pedro | Producer | n/a | Copper, Gold, Silver | found 1889 |
| Ortiz Project | Plant | n/a | Gold, Silver | from 1980 |
| Cac Mining Co. Claims & Mill | Plant | n/a | Copper, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Benton | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Dolores | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Evelyn Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold | n/a |
| Golden Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Old Reliable | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| San Lazarus 1-4 Claims | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. Sites already matched to an MSHA record are shown in the MSHA tables.
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