Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Pyrite, Silver
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Beartooth Formation;Fusselman Formation
Associated rockGneiss,Granite
StructureN-Nw Trending Ridge, Bear Mountain Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1893
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10014771
MRDS IDD011704
Alternate namesOld Man
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.79594, -108.38118
References
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 304-305.USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 87, P. 139-149.