Description
Margarito Romero, Las,Vegas, Nm.
Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
TertiaryCopper, Tungsten, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite
GangueFluorite, Malachite, Muscovite, Orthoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
StructureHermit Peak Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingSangre De Cristo Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Last production1916
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10009207
MRDS IDD001950
Alternate namesMine: Santo Nino, Romero, Hoover, Claims: Santo Nino No. 1-10
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.73589, -105.40723
References
COOPER, J. R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR - 22BUSH, F.V., 1915, "THE ROMERO MOLYBDENUM MINE", MIN. AND SCI. PRESS, V. 110, P. 354HORNTON, F.W., 1916, USBM BULL 111, P. 78HARLEY, G.T., 1940, NMBMMR BULL 15, P. 56-57SCHILLING, J.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 76, P. 43NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA