Mine detail: Golden Eagle Mine

Previously called 'ClaimsGolden EaglePerseverance'

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Location: Catron County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.41453, -108.80981
dep_id: 10097844
mrds_id: D009028
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Argentite, Gold
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Oxidized Ores Occur Near The Surface.
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 Northwest-Striking Fault.
References:
  • Deposit:: SCOTT, D.B., 1920 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL 63, P. 291
  • Deposit:: FERGUSON, H.G., 1927 USGS BULL 787, P. 81
  • Deposit:: METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 41
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