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Minero, New Mexico

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Hurley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88040. The Survey maps it on the Playas Peak quadrangle.

Minero within Grant County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

12 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Minero between 1993 and 2011, burning about 1,711 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Debris and open burning2
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 September 2009Debris and open burning3.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCEMETARY
23 September 2001Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionROBBINS
1 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionHURT
30 July 2007Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
3 July 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBP
27 July 2000Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionNIGHT
19 June 2011Equipment and vehicle use1,663 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionHACHITA
14 June 2009Natural12 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionSOUTH WELLS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grant County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Minero: 12 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Copper, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
American MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, GoldPast Producer1878, 1881, 1960
Eighth of March ShaftLeadProspect
Hornet MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, GoldPast Producer1877, 1882, 1958
Hornet MineZinc, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Howard ShaftSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
King MineSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, GoldPast Producer1877, 1878, 1941
Little Hatchet MountainsTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
National GroupSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer1904, 1929
Wasp MineVanadium, Lead, Zinc, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Silver Queen ShaftLead, Silver, Copper, GoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Grant County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Hachita3.2 miles15
Old Hachita3.3 miles14
Vista3.9 miles14
Pothook6.9 miles14
Brockman14.2 miles9
Separ18.5 miles9
Wilna20.2 miles9
Gold Hill (historical)35.6 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920648. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.