New Mexico · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Vera Cruz Mine

Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
GoldSilver
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Description

Fletcher A. Blake

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Highly Brecciated Sediments Adjacent To An Igneous Intrusion.
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum, Gold
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Mesa Verde Formation
StructureThe Deposit Is Adjacent To The Southern Border Of The Laccolith.
AlterationKaolinization, Silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1919
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10014074
MRDS IDD010695
Alternate namesVera Cruz Group: Claims Patented In 1889Vera Cruz, Golden Eagle, Bustamente, Washoe: Unpatented Claim, Diadem
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.60566, -105.70083
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 178GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 50-53NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA