Description
Benham & Sayer
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlCrushed, Faulted Zones In The Country Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsCuprite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Keres Group
Associated rockRhyolite · Keres Group
StructureNumerous Faults In Crushed Zones Of Country Rock.
Tectonic settingPajarito Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10087966
MRDS IDD011257
Alternate namesProspect: Copper Prospect, Patented Claim: 1922 A.B. Group, A.B. Lode, Cicero, Demosthenes, Pine Tree, Socrates
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.71866, -106.41114
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 162BARBOUR, P., 1906, "REPORT OF THE PROPERTY OF THE NAVAHO GOLD MINING CO.," T. LINDSLEY PAPERS, UNIV. OF WYOMING, (NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA)