Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized As Fissure Fillings.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureMajor North-Striking Fault Zone Between The Black Range To The West And A Well-Defined Graben Valley To The East Occurs Along The General Trend Of Mineralization.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10107970
MRDS IDD007095
Alternate namesClaim Patented In 1891, Emporia
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.42566, -107.74978
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-264HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-80NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAKELLEY, V.C., 1955 NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE, GEOLOGIC MAP OF SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M.G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P.78