Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum, Gold, Huebnerite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockShale · Mancos Shale
Associated rockMonzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Last production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10101862
MRDS IDD010688
Alternate namesHomestake Mines: Claims Patented In 1884, 1891, and 1896Homestake, South Homestake, Homestake South
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.75343, -105.75972
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 179-182GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 34-38DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM RI-5517, P. 33-36SMITH, C.T., AND BUDDING, A.J., 1959 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-11SMITH, C.T., 1964 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 15TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 92-99NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA