Harding Mine
The Harding Pegmatite Mine is a former adit mine that extracted lithium, tantalum, and beryllium from a Precambrian pegmatite sill. It ceased operations in 1958 and its owner, Arthur Montgomery, donated it to the University of New Mexico, which runs the site as an outdoor geology laboratory with mineral collecting permitted on a small scale.
- Mine
- …lies at an elevation of 7,398 feet (2,255 metres)
- …is also known as “Harding Pegmatite Mine”
- Description: mine in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cañoncito and Chamisal.
Cañoncito
Hamlet
Cañoncito is an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
2½ miles west of Harding Mine
Chamisal
Chamisal is a census-designated place in Taos County, New Mexico.
3½ miles southeast of Harding Mine
Trampas
Las Trampas or just Trampas, is an unincorporated hamlet in Taos County, New Mexico.
4½ miles southeast of Harding Mine
Harding Mine
- Category: industry
- Location
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Latitude
36.1928° or 36° 11′ 34″ north
Longitude
-105.79446° or 105° 47′ 40″ west
Open location code
858P56V4+46
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