The Bolton is a copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.
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Bolton MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bolton
Secondary: Alexander
Secondary: Jacobs Promise
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Burro Mnts. District, Tyrone Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CORTEZ 1:250000
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1964, NM BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 76, 74 P.
Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964, MNBMMR BULL. 83, 213 P.
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978, USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1031
Reference (Deposit): PAIGE, S., 1911, USGS BULL. 470-C, P. 131-150
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