Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralization Localized Along A Northeast Trending Fissure Near The Contact Between Mafic Rocks And Felsic Rocks.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Bullard Peak Series
Associated rockGranite · Burro Mountain Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10009999
MRDS IDD003334
Alternate namesClaim Patented In 1905, Reservation: Unpatented Claim, Gold Bullion
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.45623, -108.53451
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HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL.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 122-123LINDGREN, 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