Description
George Rinaldi, Bland, Nm (1918).
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Uranium, Silver
TertiaryMolybdenum, Cobalt, Germanium, Nickel, Thorium, Sulfur, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlA North-Trending Fault (La Bajada)
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Brannerite, Chalcopyrite, Colusite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Espinosa Volcanics;Cieneguilla Limburgite
StructureLa Bajada Fault, North-Trending La Bajada
Tectonic settingJemez-La Bajada Constriction
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Last production1979
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10008418
MRDS IDD000584
Alternate namesMine: La Majada, Lone Star, La Bahada
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.5495, -106.20808
References
LUSTIG, L.K., 1957, UNPUB. MASTER THESIS, UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO.KING, R.U., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 206ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 36-37.HAJI-VASSILIOU, A. AND P.F. KERR, 1972, ECON GEOL, V67, P. 41-54CHENOWETH, W.L., 1979, NMGS GUIDEBOOK; 30TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 261-264ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148,MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATACHENOWETH, W.L., 1979, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 30TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 263