Description
J.E. Predmore And J.M. Wilcox
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryBismuth, Tellurium, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralization Occurs In Fractures And Joints In An East-West Trending Felsite Or Aplite Dike Intruded Into Cretaceous Limestones, Shales, Quartzites And Conglomerates.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Hell-To-Finish Formation
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Last production1941
Discovery year1908
Identification
Deposit ID10009212
MRDS IDD001958
Alternate namesOwl, Norton, Martin: Patented Claims of the Ridgewood Group, Monrania, Ridgewood: Gold Acre Group of Eight Claims Is Unpatented., Hardscrabble Mine: Patented Claims of the Hardscrabble Group, Silver LakeHardscrabble
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.82125, -108.45256
References
COOPER, J. R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR - 22LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 338, P. 342LASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, P. 93-94ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, P. 19 AND PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA