Ajax Mine

The Ajax Mine is a gold mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 10,000 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Ajax Mine
Secondary: Golden Ajax Mine: Claim
Secondary: Ajax

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Baldy District: Willow Creek Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Clarence H. Adams
Home Office: Denver, Co.
Years: 1944 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphism Has Altered The Shale Adjacent To The Porphyry.

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Scapolite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ADIT OF THE AJAX MINE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Deposit): ONE CLAIM COVERING ABOUT 20 ACRES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF A SHALLOW OPEN CUT, A 90 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, A 125 FT. ADIT, A 200 FT. ADIT AND ABOUT 200 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSS CUTS.

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 101-102

Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O.H., 1938 USBM IC-6987, P. 57

Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 38

Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 73-74

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 121-124, PLATE 1

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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