New Mexico · Rio Arriba County
Past Producer

Payroll Mine

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
CopperGold
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Description

Keystone Copper Mining Co.

Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Moppin Metavolcanic Series
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1908
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10087923
MRDS IDD010916
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.65754, -106.16808
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 130-131BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 94NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA