Mine detail: Gold Hill Mine

Previously called 'OwlNortonMartin: Patented Claims of the Ridgewood GroupMonraniaRidgewood: Gold Acre Group of Eight Claims Is Unpatented.Hardscrabble Mine: Patented Claims of the Hardscrabble GroupSilver Lake'

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Location

Lat / long:

31.82125, -108.45256

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Copper, Silver
Tertiary:	Bismuth, Tellurium, Lead, Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Orebody form:	PINCH AND SWELL
Discovery year:	1908

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1908
Last production ended:	1941

Geology

Host rock:	Hell-To-Finish Formation
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Diorite

References

MRDS	D001958
DEP	10009212
Reference	{Deposit:: COOPER, J. R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR - 22}{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 338, P. 342}{Deposit:: LASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, P. 93-94}{Deposit:: ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, P. 19 AND PLATE 1}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Miller, M. H., Menzie, David