Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Replaced Favorable Host Rock Along Faults And At The Contact With Porphyry.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Marmatite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueClay, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Oswaldo Formation;Lake Valley Limestone
Associated rockDiorite,Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1961
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10009941
MRDS IDD003239
Alternate namesAlpha Group of Claims Patented In 1908Alpha, Omega, Lafayette, Manilla, Florida, Atlas, Caribou
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.87344, -108.25145
References
HERNON, R. E., 1949 . GEOL. AND ORE DEP., SILVER CITY REGION, NM GUIDEBOOK, FIELD TRIP NO. 3 , WEST TEXAS GEOL. SOCIETY.LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 301PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 122-125PAIGE, S., 1916 USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF U.S., FOLIO 199ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 70-71CUNNINGHAM, J.E., 1974 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-30NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATASOULE, J.H., 1948 USBM RI-4237, 5 PAGESMCKNIGHT, J. F., AND FELLOWS, M. L., 1978, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DIGEST, V. 11, P. 1-8.DMEA 1549SOULE, J. H., 1948B, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4237, P. 5.