Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureDeposits Occur Along The Northwest Striking East Camp Fault.
AlterationSilicification, Chloritization, Sericitization, Epidotization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10013274
MRDS IDD009489
Alternate namesMcdonald Mine, Mcdonald Tunnel, Davenport Mine, Golden Nugget Mine: East Camp Consolidated Quartz Mine Group, Claims Patented In 1899McdonaldDavenport, Great Eastern, Gold Bug, Gold Pick, Gold Note, SunsetNugget
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.84122, -108.93036
References
ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 189-192GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, P. 1-22, P. 28NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA