Description
J.M. Allen, O.D. Kelley, And A.P. Livingston
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum, Gold, Huebnerite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Limonite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockShale · Mancos Shale
Associated rockMonzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Last production1951
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10014069
MRDS IDD010689
Alternate namesClaims Patented In 1892 and 1896, White Oaks, Robert E. Lee
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.75538, -105.75638
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 179-182GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 30-34DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM RI-5517, P. 33-36SMITH, C.T., AND BUDDING, A.J., 1959 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-11SMITH, C.T., 1964 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 15TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 92-99NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATANMBMMR BULL 67, P. 28 AND P. 34.