| Deposit ID | 10012971 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ajax Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Golden Ajax Mine: Claim, Ajax |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.24667, 36.60698 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3048 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 49.25 MILES S 66 W OF RATON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colfax(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Touch-Me-Not Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cimarron(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Colfax |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 027N | 016E | 03 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Scapolite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Pierre Shale |
| Rock description | Pierre Shale |
| (1) | -105.24667, 36.60698 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH-SOUTH |
| Dip | 50 TO 60 W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | Baldy District: Willow Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Clarence H. Adams |
| Home office | Denver, Co. |
| First year | 1944 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 160.02M |
| Overall depth | 27.43M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009013 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 101-102
METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 57
PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 38
PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 73-74
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 121-124, PLATE 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE CLAIM COVERING ABOUT 20 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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