Mine detail: Ivanhoe Mine 1880

Previously called 'Claim Patented In 1883Ivanhoe'

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Location

Lat / long:

33.4226, -107.75144

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Copper, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
Orebody form:	PINCH AND SWELL
Discovery year:	1880

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1880
Last production ended:	1956

Geology

Host type:	Andesite
Associated type:	Andesite
Structure:	Deposits Occur Along A Major North-Striking Fault Zone Which Marks The Boundary Of The Black Range To The West And A Well-Defined Graben Vally To The East.

References

MRDS	D007101
DEP	10011910
Reference	{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-264}{Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-81}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}{Deposit:: KELLEY, V.C., 1955 GEOLOGIC MAP OF SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M., NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE.}{Production:: G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78}
Reporter	Menzie, David