Description
Mathew Lynch And Tim Foley
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Copper
TertiaryLead, Bismuth, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Emanating From Shallow Igneous Rocks Localized In Fractures And Along A Favorable Horizon.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Pierre Shale;Raton Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1868
Last production1940
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10009217
MRDS IDD001970
Alternate namesAztec Reservation: ClaimsAztec, Azurite, Aztec Extension, Nancy Hawks, Rosita, Mountain Lion
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.62976, -105.18388
References
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTA FE, N.M., P. 138-151LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 92-97LEE, W.., 1916 USGS BULL 620-N, PART 1, P. 325-330CHASE, C.A., AND MUIR, D., 1923 AM. INST. MIN. MET. ENG. TRANS., VOL 68, P. 270-281METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 56-57ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 35-36WANEK, A.A., AND OTHERS, 1964 USGS MAP I-425COOPER, J.R., 1962 USGS MAP MR-22PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 69-72CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 123-124*11) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA