Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Occurs In A Garnetized Zone Located Along The Limestone-Monzonite Contact.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Powellite, Scheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Limestone · El Paso Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureGranite Gap Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Last production1956
Identification
Deposit ID10009972
MRDS IDD003295
Alternate namesHilltop Mine, Dooley Mine, Dome Mine, Killions Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.08902, -108.96757
References
GILLERMAN, E., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL PELONCILLO MOUNTAINS, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, AND COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 57, P 102-103DALE, V. B., AND MCKINNEY, W. A., 1959, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU MINES, REPT. INV. 5517, P 25-26ARMSTRONG, A.K., SILBERMAN, M.L., TODD, V.R., HOGGATT, W.C., AND CARTEN, R.B., 1978 NMBMMR CIRC 158, P. 11DREWES, H., AND THORMAN, C.H., 1980 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1221NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA