New Mexico · Rio Arriba County
Past Producer

Jaw Bone Mine

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
GoldCopper
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Description

George Gallup And Peter Mcrae

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueChlorite, Hematite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSchist · Moppin Metavolcanic Series
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1903
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10014237
MRDS IDD010917
Alternate namesClaims Patented In 1900 and 1905, Jaw Bone, Detroit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.72781, -106.2392
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 126-128BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 83-85NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA