Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralization Occurs In A Quartz Vein Located Between Two Northerly Trending Dikes.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockLatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1895
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10009729
MRDS IDD002881
Alternate namesClaims, Free Gold, Emerald
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.68198, -105.34723
References
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTA FE, N.M., P. 151LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 91-95RAY, L.L., AND SMITH, J.F., 1941 GEOL SOC AM BULL, VOL 52, P. 177-210PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFT-15, P. 45CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 120-121, PLATE 1, MAP 3NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA