Mine detail: Johnson Mine

Previously called 'Claim Patented In 1910Johnson: Claims Patented In 1917Johnson No. 2 GroupJohnson No. 10 Group'

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Location: Catron County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.40926, -108.8112
dep_id: 10012988
mrds_id: D009032
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
other_matl: Fluorite
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Near Surface Ore Is Oxidized.
ore_ctrl: Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_type: Rhyolite
arock_unit: Last Chance Andesite;Fanney Rhyolite
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Mineralization Occurs Along A Westerly-Striking Fault.
yr_lst_prd: 1935
References:
  • Deposit:: SCOTT, D.B., 1920 TRANSACTIONS OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL 63 P. 289-310
  • Deposit:: FERGUSON, H.G., 1927 USGS BULL 787, P. 78-79
  • Deposit:: METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 28
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