Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite, Wolframite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Ortega Formation
StructureThe Mine Is Located Along The Axis Of The West-Southwest Plunging Copper Hill Anticline.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10009688
MRDS IDD002788
Alternate namesPenasco Mine: Wichita Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.22561, -105.77168
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 89-91MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGESSCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 103NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA