New Mexico · Socorro County
Past Producer
El Oro and La Plata Group
Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Lead
Zinc
Gold
Silver
Copper
Barium-Barite
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
Primary
Lead, Zinc
Secondary
Gold, Silver, Copper
Tertiary
Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity type
B
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Unknown
Orebody form
PODS
Ore control
Rising Mineralized Solutions Localized At Contacts And Small Faults And Shear Zones.
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Quartz
Other materials
Barite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Lake Valley
Associated rock
Mafic Intrusive Rock
Alteration
Silicified Limestone Forms Prominent Outcrops In A North Trending Zone Ranging Form 30 Ft. To 40 Ft. Wide.
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1900
Last production
1945
Discovery year
1900
Identification
Deposit ID
10009797
MRDS ID
D003012
Alternate names
Claims: El Oro Nos 1 To 6, La Plata Nos. 1 To 6
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
34.14509, -106.98948
References
LASKY , S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 92-93NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA