New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Bismuth Lode Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
BismuthSilverCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimaryBismuth
TertiarySilver, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Bismutite, Chalcopyrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockRhyolite · Burro Mountain Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1930
Identification
Deposit ID10009215
MRDS IDD001964
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.62706, -108.47729
References
COOPER, J. R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR - 22GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 66-67HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1031NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA