Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlOre Localized Along The Contact Between Mafic Rocks And Felsic Rocks.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Bullard Peak Series
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10009992
MRDS IDD003325
Alternate namesGolden Chief Mine, Standard Group: Mines, California Mine, Standard Mine: Claims Patented In 1890 and 1893StandardCaliforniaGolden Chief
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.42179, -108.53423
References
HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAPSGILLERMAN, E., 1964, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WESTERN GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 83, P 124LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 327HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1035NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA