Description
J.W. Richardson
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureFault Strikes N 20 W.
AlterationSilicified Rhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1941
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10111303
MRDS IDW016993
Alternate namesClaims Patented In 1901, Great London, Great London Millsite, Rothchild, Rothchild Millsite
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.80898, -107.40671
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 259-260LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 94-97WELLS, E.H., AND WOOTTON, T.P., 1932 NMBMMR CIRC 5, P. 21METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P.61-67