Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondarySilver, Copper, Lead
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlMineralization Localized In The Crests Of Minor Folds Which Plunge 36 Degrees Northwesterly.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Hydrozincite, Scheelite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Garnet, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Lake Valley Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1951
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10008854
MRDS IDD001312
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.45596, -106.57307
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.DALE, V.B. AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USBM REPT. OF INVEST. 5517, 72P.LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-213DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 234ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, P. 28-30SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA