Commodities
PrimarySilver
TertiaryMolybdenum, Uranium, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Wulfenite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockRhyolite · Burro Mountain Granite
StructureDeposits Occur Along The N45w Striking Uncle Sam Fault.
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1947
Identification
Deposit ID10013300
MRDS IDD009521
Alternate namesClaims, Uncle Sam, Dame Fortune, Free Coinage, Lone Miner, Uncle Sam Group Patented In 1910
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.51734, -108.31284
References
LOVERING, T.G., 1956 USGS BULL 1009-L, P. 349GILLERMAN,E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 100, PLATE 7HEDLUND,D.C.,1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1041NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA