Description
Crown Point Mining Co., Albemarle, Nm.
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryIron, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formOTHER: VEINS
Ore controlNumerous Faults And Brecciated Openings
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockMonzonite,Andesite · Keres Group
Associated rockMonzonite,Andesite · Keres Group
StructureNumerous Faults
Tectonic settingPajarito Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1893
Last production1939
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10014374
MRDS IDD011118
Alternate namesPatented Claim 1898: Crown Point
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.76533, -106.47142
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 150-162BUNDY, W.M., 1954, M.A. THESIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITYBUNDY, W.M., 1958, NMBMMR BULL 59, P. 13-16ROSS, C.S., R.L. SMITH AND R.A. BAILEY, 1961, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 12TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 139-144BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 131-139ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 17-22KUDO, A.M., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 283-287NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA