Kelly Mine
Magdelena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America
Kelly Mine is an abandoned mine in the ghost town of Kelly, which was once exploited for various metal ores, including lead, zinc, copper, silver, and gold.
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Kelly Mine contained a large amount of underground workings including three shafts and ten levels.
It was operated between 1878 and 1957.
The mine produces or produced a huge amount of mineral specimens – 74 confirmed species, including aldridgeite, aurichalcite, azurite, baryte, calcite, chalcanthite, native copper, goethite, native gold, hemimorphite, malachite, quartz, smithsonite and wulfenite.
The botryoidal smithsonite from this locale is a particular favourite amongst collectors, a gorgeous aqua blue-green colour in true botryoidal bubbly masses.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-3986.html
- https://socorro-history.org/HISTORY/Mines/pg_003.htm
- https://westernmininghistory.com/towns/new-mexico/kelly/
We may have specimens from specific locales around New Mexico including:
New Mexico- Copper Flat, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
- Kelly Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico, USA
- Obsidian Ridge, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
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