New Mexico · Sierra County
Producer

Ready Pay Mine 1880's

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized In Fissures.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockMonzonite
AlterationPropylitized Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1934
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10011709
MRDS IDD006809
Alternate namesScandia, Unecorn, Ready Pay Group Patented In 1914, Gold Star
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.94455, -107.54171
References
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-141, P. 156-157HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-BNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATALINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 272-276G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 141