New Mexico · Colfax County
Past Producer

Montezuma Mine

Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
GoldLeadSilver
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Description

Thomas Martin

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockShale · Pierre Shale
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1939
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10012979
MRDS IDD009021
Alternate namesReal, Claims, Montezuma, Bull of the Woods
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.62393, -105.19278
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 98PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 33PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 72