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S Big Burro Mountains Euxenite Deposit, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
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S Big Burro Mountains Euxenite DepositDeposit (Inactive)
Big Burro MountainsMountain Range
Grant CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 33' 35'' North , 108° 24' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
White Signal181 (2011)4.1km
Tyrone637 (2011)19.5km
Silver City10,004 (2017)26.3km
Rosedale394 (2017)28.1km
Hurley1,256 (2017)30.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.Silver City, New Mexico26km
Mindat Locality ID:
413839
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413839:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located off HWY 90 just west of White Signal, NM, the site is reached via the continental divide park just off the highway. 4WD is needed but otherwise it is fairly easy to find using the GPS coordinates by following 828. A quartz outcropping indicates you have arrived.

This is Forest Service or BLM land but this information is from public records:
Owner Name: Mr Wheatly
Info Year: 1964

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