New Mexico · San Miguel County
Past Producer

Azure-Rising Sun Mine

San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
GoldMolybdenumCopper
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Description

0.A. Hadley, Hadley, Nm

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Molybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlVein System
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite
GangueBiotite, Calcite, Epidote, Garnet, Malachite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Tectonic settingSangre De Cristo Uplift
AlterationThe Schist Has Been Extensively Altered Along Both Walls Of The Vein.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1940
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10072169
MRDS IDW016619
Alternate namesClaims: Azure No. 1, Azure No. 3, Rising Sun No. 2, Black Bear, Mine: Hadley, Azure No. 4
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.80312, -105.46389
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 116HARLEY, C.T., 1940, NMBMMR BULL 15, P. 52-56.SCHILLING, J.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 76, P. 42-43.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.