Kingston is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.

[4] Following prospecting developments in Hillsboro to the east, silver was discovered in the district in 1880, and extensive mining efforts commenced in 1883.

Ore minerals included cerargyrite, native silver, polybasite, and argentiferous galena.

From 1952 to 1959, 5,689 tons of manganese ore were produced from the Fusselman Dolomite, mainly from the Iron King Mine.

[7] The Lady Franklin Mine was the largest producer of high-grade silver from 1880 to 1893, averaging 15 ounces per ton.