Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlDeposits Occur In A Tactite Zone Along The Limestone-Granite Contact.
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Scheelite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Horquilla Limestone
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10009933
MRDS IDD003226
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.76625, -108.45728
References
LASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, PLATE 1DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM IC-5517, P. 18-22LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962 USGS MAP MR-25ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, P. 20, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA