Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Favorable Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Hydrozincite, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Willemite
GangueCalcite, Garnet, Pyrite, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Escabrosa Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Tres Hermanas Stock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1951
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10009948
MRDS IDD003250
Alternate namesWatch Dog Mine, Patented Claims, Contention, Dona Susan, Minnie Helen, New Years Gift, Comfort, Homestead, Flat Foot: Unpatented Claims, Mildred
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.93403, -107.76254
References
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1909 USGS BULL 380, P. 125LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 292-295DARTON, N.H., 1916 USGS BULL 618, P. 79-82GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 45-54, PLATES 1 AND 2DORAIBABU, P., AND PROCTOR, P.D., 1972 NMBMMR TARGET EXPLORATION REPORT E-4, 9 PAGESBALK, ROBERT, 1962 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-16NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA