Description
Robert Anderson
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBismutite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Garnet, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mojado Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1956
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10008863
MRDS IDD001327
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.84542, -108.30561
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 334ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 82DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM IC-5517, P. 23-24NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATASTRONGIN, O., 1957 NMBMMR OFR-18, P. 177-192, PLATES 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 8COOPER, J.R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR 22.