Kelly Mine - Magdalea, New Mexico
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes
N 34° 05.001 W 107° 12.318
13S E 296525 N 3773592
The Kelly Mine grounds are free to explore, after paying a fee to the property owners.
Waymark Code: WMAC7Z
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Neos2
Views: 8

Historians and rockhounds will find a visit to the Old Kelly Mine, three miles south of Magdalena, to be unforgettable. From the silhouette of the old Kelly headframe to the dramatic view of distant mountains and plains, the secrets of the past still whisper upon the wind. In addition to a few ruins of the once thriving town of Kelly, the area still renders wonderful specimens of azurite, barite, quartz, and smithsonite.
Fossils: no

Gems: no

Meteorites: no

Minerals: yes

Rock Types:
Allophane Aurichalcite Azurite Baryte Calcite Copper Cuprite Cyanotrichite Delafossite Dundasite Greenockite Halloysite Hydrozincite Kaolinite Malachite 'Psilomelane' Rosasite Siderite Silver Smithsonite Wulfenite


Admission price: 10.00 (listed in local currency)

Hours of Operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

Visit Instructions:
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