Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized As Fissure Fillings.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureDeposits Occur Along A Major North-Striking Fault Zone Which Marks The Boundary Of The Black Range To The West And A Well-Defined Graben Vally To The East.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1880
Last production1956
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10011910
MRDS IDD007101
Alternate namesClaim Patented In 1883, Ivanhoe
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.4226, -107.75144
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-264HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-81NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAKELLEY, V.C., 1955 GEOLOGIC MAP OF SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M., NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE.G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78