New Mexico · Sierra County
Past Producer
Dreadnaught Mine 1880's
Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Silver
Gold
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Gold, Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
PINCH AND SWELL
Ore control
Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized In Fissures.
Materials
Ore minerals
Chlorargyrite, Gold, Malachite
Gangue
Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Andesite
Associated rock
Andesite
Structure
Main Shaft Was Sunk At The Intersection Of Two Veins.
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1885
Discovery year
1885
Identification
Deposit ID
10011722
MRDS ID
D006827
Alternate names
Dreadnaught Lode Patented In 1892
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
33.36288, -107.74783
References
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-82NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA