Mine detail: John Moore and Lucky Claims

Previously called 'Lucky Tunnel'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.61169, -105.27528

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Secondary:	Gold, Silver
Ore:	Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Garnet, Epidote

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	None
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	MaderaFormation
Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Monzonite Porphyry
Associated type:	Monzonite
Structure:	Sierra Blanca Massif, Ft. Garland Embayment, Vega Cr. Anticline, Wagon Mesa Fault
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)

References

MRDS	D006731
DEP	10011662
Reference	PATTON, H.B., AND OTHERS, 1910, GEOLOGY OF THE GRAYBACK MINING DISTRICT, COSTILLA COUNTY, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 2
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.