Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized As Fissure Fillings.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureDeposit Occurs Along A Major North-Striking Fault Zone Which Separates The Black Range To The West From A Well-Defined Graben Valley To The East.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1880
Last production1948
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10011911
MRDS IDD007102
Alternate namesClaims Patented In 1902, Keystone, Great South West
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.46566, -107.74339
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-263HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-80KELLEY, V.C., 1955 NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE, GEOLOGIC MAP OF SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAG.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78