Aurichalcite and Hemimorphite

The Graphic Mine is located about 3 miles southeast of Magdalena and was historically worked for copper, lead, silver, zinc, and gold. It was also known as the Waldo-Graphic Mine and Waldo Tunnel.

The mine became well known to collectors for its secondary minerals. In the 1970s, azurite crystals up to about 2 cm were recovered from the mine tailings, while aurichalcite specimens were also noted as particularly important finds. Hemimorphite and smithsonite were collected from the mine tailings as well.