Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlMineralization Localized In The Crests Of Minor Anticlinal Folds Beneath An Impervious Layer Of Shale.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Rickardite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
StructureAxes Of Minor Folds Plunge Northwest And Dip About 30 Degrees.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Last production1945
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10009936
MRDS IDD003230
Alternate namesRickardite Claim, Jim Fisk Claim, Jim Fisk Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.45624, -106.56529
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-213DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P 238ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, 39 PAGESSEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA