Mines and mining districts are ill defined. Geographic coverage and names have varied over time. In general, the mines listed here are to the east and northeast of the village of Hillsboro, New Mexico. An overview of the Hillsboro Mining District with an emphasis on water - too much, too little is provided for general background.
The following is a listing of the mines of the Hillsboro Mining District, the minerals that were taken from the mines, pages dedicated to specific mines, and links to other material about the mines (e.g. entries in the Black Range newspaper). Many of the mines are covered in greater detail in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range. See the links in the entries below for individual mines.
85 MINE
Acanthite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, and Gold were mined at this site.
BARKING FROG - SEE: MACY MINE
BIG CHIEF MINE IN PERCHA CREEK
Calcite, Kentrolite, Quartz, Vanadinite, Wad, and Wulfenite were mined at this site.
See also and entry on the mine at mindat.org.
BIGELOW GROUP (a.k.a. BIG-LO AND BIG LOW)
VIDEO: Mines of the Hillsboro Mining District - Volume One
VIDEO: Mines of the Hillsboro Mining District - Volume Two
Specific information about this Mine is available in Vol. 1 of the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range.
Gold ore mined from the Bigelow Mine, see photo below.
Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Lead, Quartz, and Zinc were mined at this site.
Gold from the Bigelow Mine
Mineral Museum
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, New Mexico
Photograph taken on December 18, 2016
BLACK PEAK MINE
Specific information about the Black Peak Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range.
BOBBEE DE CLAIM - SEE MACY MINE
BOBTAIL SHAFT - SEE: RATTLESNAKE MINE
BONANZA
Acanthite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, and Sphalerite
were mined at this location.
VIDEO: Mines of the Hillsboro Mining District - Volume One
Specific information about the Bonanza Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range.
BRAEUER GROUP - SEE: FREIDBERG MINE
BUETECKE TUNNEL - SEE: COPPER FLAT
BUTLER - SEE GARFIELD-BUTLER
CABALLERO GROUP - SEE: SHERMAN VEIN/MINE & MCKINLEY MINE
CHANCE MINE (CINA MAHONEY GROUP)
Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Limonite, Pyrite, and Quartz were mined at this site.
Specific information about this mine at The Diggings.
CINA MAHONEY GROUP - SEE: CHANCE MINE
CINCINNATI NO. 1 AND NO. 2 - SEE: NORTH PERCHA MINING CO.
COPPER FLAT (BUETECKE TUNNEL, HOMESTAKE MINE, STERNBERG SHAFT, & TRIPP MINE)
Mine mentioned in the March 23, 1883 issue of The Black Range newspaper (The Homestake Claim).
Azurite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Chalcotrichite, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Quartz, and Tenorite were mined at this site.
Specific information about the Copper Flat Mine.
COPPER FLAT CLAIMS
Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Quartz, and Tetradymite were mined at this site.
EL ORO SHAFT (a.k.a. THE GOLDEN RULE)
Specific information about the El Oro Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range.
Andrews - site of the El Oro Mine.
Photographs from Andrews and the El Oro Mine.
Road video of trip to Andrews and the El Oro Mine.
EMPIRE MINE
EUREKA SHAFT - SEE: RATTLESNAKE MINE
FREIDBERG MINE OF THE BRAEUER GROUP
FULLERTON PROPERTY - LEWELLYN TUNNEL
GARFIELD-BUTLER GROUP
Azurite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goslarite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz,
and Sphalerite were mined at this site.
VIDEO: An Interview With Federico Antonio Chavez Luna
VIDEO: Mines of the Hillsboro Mining District - Volume Two
Specific information about these mines is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range.
GOLD DUST PLACERS
Gold was mined at this site.
GOLDEN RULE MINE (SEE EL ORO)
GOLD STAR - SEE: READY PAY VEIN/MINE
HALL MINE
Vanadium ores (unspecified) were mined at the site.
Information about the mine on The Diggings.
Specific information about the Hall Mine.
Hall Mine Hillsboro Mining District South side of Percha Box Sierra County, NM, USA
HILLSBORO HYDRAULIC COMPANY
This company was mentioned in the March 2, 1883 and May 9, 1884 issues of The Black Range newspaper.
See discussion in the Mining Techniques.
HOMESTAKE MINE - SEE: COPPER FLAT
J. C. MACY CLAIM - SEE: MACY MINE
JACKPOT MINE
Specific information about the Jackpot Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range..
LEWELLYN TUNNEL - SEE: FULLERTON PROPERTY
LITTLE JEWESS PROPERTY
LUXEMBURG PLACERS
These Gold Placers are east of Copper Flat
MCKINLEY VEIN (AKA CABALLERO MINE OR CABALLERO CLAIMS)
Argentite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Copper, Quartz, and Silver were mined at this site.
Specific information about the McKinley Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range..
McKinley Mine North-east of Hillsboro New Mexico, USA
MACY MINE (AKA PERCHA MINE, VANADINITE MINE, J. C. MACY CLAIM, BARKING FROG, BOBBEE DE CLAIM)
Arsenatian Vanadintie, Calcite, Cerussite, Descloizite, Fluorite, Galena, Heulandite, Melanotekite,
Mimetite, Quartz, Vanadinite, and Wulfenite were mined at this site.
Specific information about the Macy Mine.
Additional information at: mindat.org
MARY RICHMOND MINE
Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Pyrite, and Sphalerite were mined at this site.
MINERS DREAM MINE - SEE: PETROGLYPH MINE
MOGUL CLAIM - SEE: SWEETWATER CLAIM
MOGUL CLAIM - SEE: SWEETWATER CLAIM
MORNING GLORY MINE
Gold, Copper, and Silver were mined at this site.
Information about this mine in Western Mining History.
NATIONAL DEFENSE MINE GROUP (NATIONAL DEFENSE MINES 1-11, TITTMAN MINE GROUP)
Wad was mined at this site.
Specific information about the National Defense Mine Group.
NORTH PERCHA MINING CO. (CINCINNATI NO. 1 AND NO. 2)
OLD KELLY
Articles in The Black Range newspaper, issues of August 24, 1883 and May 16, 1884.
OPPORTUNITY MINE
VIDEO: Mines of the Hillsboro Mining District - Volume One
Specific information about the Opportunity Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range..
See discussion in the Mining Techniques.
PALMA GROUP
Calderónite, Pyrolusite, and Wad were mined at this site.
Information about this mine at mindat.org.
Specific information about the Palma Mine Group.
PERCHA MINE - SEE: MACY MINE
PETALUMA GROUP
PETROGLYPH MINE (AKA MINERS DREAM MINE)
Anglesite, Aragonite, Arsenatian Vanadintie, Baryte, Calcite, Cerussite, Descloizite, Goethite,
Hemimorphite, Melanotekite, Mimetite, Mottramite, Quartz, Vanadinite, Wad, Willemite, and Wulfenite
were mined at this site.
Information about the Petroglyph Mine on mindat.org.
Specific information about the Petroglyph Mine.
RATTLESNAKE MINE (AKA SNAKE MINE) - BOBTAIL SHAFT, EUREKA SHAFT, AND SNAKE SHAFT
VIDEO: Mines of the Hillsboro Mining District - Volume One
Specific information about the these mines is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range.
The Bobtail was mentioned in the March 2, 1883, July 7, 1883 and September 21, 1883 issues of the
Black Range newspaper.
See discussion in the Mining Techniques.
READY PAY GROUP - SEE: READY PAY VEIN/MINE
READY PAY VEIN/MINE
Argentite, Bornite, Gold, Chalcopyrite, Copper, and Silver were mined at this site.
Specific information about the Ready Pay Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range..
REPUBLIC CLAIM
REX MINE (AKA SMUGGLER MINE)
Arsenatian Vanadintie, Heulandite, Kentrolite, Melanotekite, Mordenite, and Vanadinite were
mined at this site.
Information about this mine on the mindat.org site.
SCANDIA - SEE: READY PAY VEIN/MINE
SHERMAN GROUP - SEE: SHERMAN VEIN/MINE
SHERMAN VEIN/MINE
Argentite, Gold, Chalcopyrite, Copper, and Silver were mined at this site.
Specific information about the Sherman Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range..
SMUGGLER MINE - SEE: REX MINE
SNAKE GULCH PLACERS
Gold was mined at this site.
SNAKE SHAFT - SEE: RATTLESNAKE MINE
SOUTH PERCHA CLAIM - SE: SWEETWATER CLAIM
STERNBERG SHAFT - SEE: COPPER FLAT
STONEWALL JACKSON
The Stonewall Jackson was mentioned in the August 31, 1883 issue of the Black Range Newspaper.
STOWAWAY MINE
Specific information about the Stowaway Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range..
SWEETWATER CLAIM (AKA MOGUL CLAIM, SOUTH PERCHA CLAIM)
TRIPP MINE - SEE: COPPER FLAT
TROJAN MINE IN PERCHA CREEK
Cryptomelane was mined at this site.
UNECORN - SEE: READY PAY VEIN/MINE
VANADINITE MINE - SEE: MACY MINE
VIRGINIA LODE
Cerussite, Ilmenite, Vanadinite, and Wulfenite were mined at this site.
Specific information about the Virginia Claim is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range..
WARM SPRINGS CANYON
Pseudobrookite was mined at this site.
Information on Warm Springs Canyon at mindat.org.
WICKS GULCH PLACERS
Gold was mined at this site.
WICKS VEIN
Specific information about the Wick’s Mine is available in the Second Edition of Walks In the Black Range..
WISCONSIN CLAIM
Chrysocolla was mined at this site.
YORK CLAIM
Minium was mined at this site.