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Gold in Colfax County, New Mexico

The federal record (USGS MRDS) lists 46 gold occurrences in Colfax County — 18 of them past or active producers. Below is that record, readable: the documented sites, and the live map that puts claims, creeks, roads and geology under every one of them.

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Colfax County by the numbers

46recorded gold occurrences
18past & active gold producers
2recorded as placer ground

The recorded gold sites

Producers first, then prospects and occurrences — each links into the live map of that exact ground:

SiteStatusType
Aztec MinePast producer—
Ajax MinePast producer—
Black Horse GroupPast producer—
Bull of the Woods MinePast producer—
Deep TunnelPast producer—
Free Gold and Emerald ClaimsPast producer—
French Henry MinePast producer—
Iron Mountain ProspectPast producer—
Legal Tender MinePast producer—
Montezuma MinePast producer—
Paragon ClaimPast producer—
Rebel Chief MinePast producer—
Red Bandanna GroupPast producer—
Smuggler MinePast producer—
AlabamaUnknown—
AmericanUnknown—
Aztec ExtensionUnknown—
Ben HurUnknown—
ConfidenceUnknown—
Contention MineUnknown—
DenverUnknown—
GalenaUnknown—
Garst MineUnknown—
Gold DollarOccurrence—
Gold LeafUnknown—
HarmonUnknown—
Harry BluffUnknown—
Harry Lyons GroupProspect—
Hidden Treasure Hematite CreekUnknown—
Hidden Treasure GroupOccurrence—

Showing the top 30 of 46 recorded gold occurrences — every one is on the live map.

What this can — and can't — tell you

The public record shows where gold was documented, claimed and produced. It cannot tell you what's left, whether a specific creek still carries color, or that any spot will pay. What it CAN do is stack the odds: known sources upslope, the creeks that drain them, what's already claimed, and the bedrock — read together. Always verify claim status with BLM and land rules before you dig. Information, not advice.

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Learn the method

The dots are the record. The method is how you read them: