Description
John B. Malone
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Silver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSHOOTS AND PODS
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockRhyolite · Burro Mountain Granite
StructureMineralized Fractures Occur In The Granite Adjacent To The Malone Fault Which Strikes N 20 W And Dips 70 Ne.
AlterationSericitization, Kaolinization, Hematitic Alteration.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1956
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10013305
MRDS IDD009528
Alternate namesSaragosa, Barria, Vesuvius Or Malone No. 2, Malone No. 3, Parucutin Or Malone No. 4, Los Ancienos, Codena De Plata, Santos Mineros, Katmai Or Jalisco, Stromboli Or Tip Tilt, Principal Mines, Malone Mine, Hillcrest Mine, Patanka Mine, Barranca Mine: Claims, Barra Rosea, Argonaut, Fujiama Or Malone No. 1
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.54429, -108.52618
References
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 63LASKY, S.G., AND WOOTTON, T.P., 1933 NMBMMR BULL 7, P. 58BALLMANN, D.L., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 70, 39 PAGES, 1 PLATEGILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 111-116, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAHEDLUND, D.C., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1265