New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Apache Trail Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
CopperSilverGoldBismuthUraniumLead
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold, Bismuth
TertiaryUranium, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Torbernite
GangueFluorite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockDiabase
Associated rockDiabase · Burro Mountain Granite
StructureDeposits Occur Along The N 80 W Striking Apache Trail Fault.
AlterationSericitization Of The Granite And Chloritization Of The Diabase.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1940
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10009214
MRDS IDD001963
Alternate namesClaim, Apache Trail
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.60068, -108.35673
References
COOPER, J. R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR - 22LOVERING, T.G., 1956 USGS BULL 1009-L, P. 341-344GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 87-89HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1041NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA