Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlGarnet Tactite Belt; The "Marble Line"
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Scheelite, Silver
GangueBornite, Calcite, Chlorite, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Madera Limestone;Madera Limestone
StructureFaults, Dikes, An East-Trending Porphyry Dike
Tectonic settingSan Pedro-Ortiz Porphyry Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1845
Last production1982
Discovery year1835
Identification
Deposit ID10008850
MRDS IDD001306
Alternate namesBonanza, Magnolia, Patented Claims: Apex, Virginia, Copper Belle, Montezuma, Giblin, Frankfort, White, Hoosier Girl, Richman, Puzzle, Ella
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.24284, -106.20501
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.ANDERSON, E.C., 1954, NEW MEX. BUREAU OF MINES AND RES. BULL. 39.SMITH, J.F., AND COOPER, J.R., 1945, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT.LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 170-175SMITH, J.F., ET AL., JAN. 1945, UNPUBLISHED USGS REPORT, "SAN PEDRO AND CARNAHAN MINES, NEW PLACERS MINING DISTRICT, SANTA FE CO., NEW MEXICO"ATKINSON, W.W., JR., 1961, NMBMMR BULL 77ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 39-41NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATASMITH, J.F., ET AL., JAN. 1945, UNPUBLISHED USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT