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« on: November 19, 2010, 10:29:50 am »
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Hey.  I am a newbie to this site.  I like to prowl around old mining sites, mostly for the fun of imagining how it used to be. I am interested in learning more about Ladrone mountain  south of Belen, NM.  Anyone done any looking down there? Hello  Les

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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2010, 10:39:46 am »
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Welcome from Texas

heres a lead on a lost mine around Ladrone peak


The Lost Cooney and the Lost Turner Gold Mine are one-in-the-same.John Turner was grubstaked by Michael Cooney to prospect in the Mogollon Mountains in 1883. A year later, not hearing from him, Turner's uncle showed up in Mogollon telling Cooney that he had come from the East to help mine a gold deposit John had found along Sycamore Creek, but that John had never showed up to meet him. Cooney searched Sycamore Canyon and found many blazed trees, but no sign of Turner or his mine.

In 1889, some cowboys came across the skeleton of Turner in Sycamore Canyon and found evidence of a fierce gun battle. Cooney spent the rest of his life in search of Turner's mine before he was caught in a winter storm in 1914 and froze to death within 100 yards of where Turner's skeleton was found in 1889. The rich vein is believed to be located near Sycamore Creek above its junction with the Gila River.. Ancient Spanish mines and relics can be found in the area of Ladrone Peak, 22 miles SW Belen. SITE: Old Mesilla, located near today's Mesilla, dates back to the days of Maxamilian, but settled in the 1850's. Many ruins surround the area, today a state monument. Antonio Salazar lived at Santo Nino and went into the W Portrillo Mountains to cut timber and while there uncovered an old Spanish mine tunnel. Entering the shaft, he chipped off samples of rich gold chunks and took the sack of gold home to show his wife. Elated at his new-found riches, he returned to the old mine site with tools and was never heard from again. Searches for the man ended in failure and it is believed that he was killed in a cave-in at the site.


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Hello fixer74....welcome to THunting.com.    There's a reason why the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is just a few miles down the road in Socorro  Smiley    You could have picked a lot worse area to hunt.

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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2010, 04:33:25 pm »
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Welcome from New Mexico.    Are you in New Mexico? Great

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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2010, 07:38:29 pm »
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I live in Rio Rancho but do some 4 wheeling in the mountains south of T or C.  Some great trails down there!

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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2010, 08:59:46 pm »
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I'm over a bit in Deming.

Good Gold in them hills.

Most Claimed up but some open spots.



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I see a few claims for sale on e-bay.  Guess you need to be very careful about these!!

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Hello and welcome aboard from Tennessee !
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« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2010, 01:06:52 pm »
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Welcome from Ohio, Good luck and cant wait to see the pics of your finds

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I see a few claims for sale on e-bay.  Guess you need to be very careful about these!!
   VERY careful.....which isn't to say they're all bad deals, but with a little work why not locate one yourself?

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