Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlCalcareous Shales Adjacent To The Porphyry Were Mineralized.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite, Pyroxene, Quartz, Scapolite
Geology
Host rockShale · Pierre Shale
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationContact Metamorphism Has Altered The Shale Adjacent To The Porphyry.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10012971
MRDS IDD009013
Alternate namesGolden Ajax Mine: ClaimAjax
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.60698, -105.24667
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 101-102METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 57PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 38PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 73-74CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 121-124, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA