New Mexico · Santa Fe County
Past Producer

Ortiz Open Pit Mine

Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
GoldSilverCopperIridiumArsenicLeadMolybdenumTungsten
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Description

A Mexican Sheepherder

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Iridium, Arsenic, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEIN, DISSEMINATED
Ore controlVein System In Brecciated Margin Of The Stock.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Specularite
GangueEpidote, Sericite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Mesaverde Quartzite
Associated rockTrachyte · Espinosa Volcanics;;
StructureOrtiz Basin Stock; Tijeras Fault System
Tectonic settingLa Bajada Constriction, Basin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1832
Last production1937
Discovery year1832
Identification
Deposit ID10038909
MRDS IDM046390
Alternate namesOld Placers, Ortiz Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.33617, -106.15085
References
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