EXPLORING THE HIDDEN BACKCOUNTRY LANDSCAPE WEST AND NORTH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER. Traveling north or south on US 180 between Alma and the Gila/Cliff …

Placer gold was first discovered on Tuerto Creek on the southwest side of the Ortiz Mountains, and in the late 1820s, two small mining camps developed as a result of the mineral finds — El …

Sep 25, 2017 · 3. Santa Fe River . Parts of the river contain gold in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Actual historical gold production here is unknown, and not likely to be much. …

Years before the California and Colorado gold rushes, the site of Golden became the first gold rush west of the Mississippi River. Placer gold was first discovered on Tuerto Creek on the …

Jul 26, 2023 · In this comprehensive guide, we’ll dive into the art of gold panning in New Mexico, revealing seven of the best spots to search for this precious metal and the legal aspects of …

Jun 27, 2018 · No commercial outfits dig for gold in New Mexico today; oil and gas, copper, and potash dominate the state’s mining industry. Most gold found here comes as a by-product of …

The higher gold values occur near the base of alluvial gravel deposits where the gold is trapped by natural processes such as riffles in the river bottom, fractures within the bedrock, along …

Most placer gold deposits in New Mexico are derived from gold-bearing mineralized areas in Tertiary intrusive rocks, and occur in gravels of alluvial fans, gulches, and rivers adjacent to …

The placer gold in the San Francisco River above Clifton was derived from small gold-bearing veins, associated with porphyry dikes, that crop out in Dorsey and Colorado Gulches (for …

The Gold Dust Trail offers incredible views to the east up Whitewater Canyon to the High Country of the northern Mogollon Range, and down the Canyon to the west past the Catwalk parking …