Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
SecondaryLead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureVeins Occur Within Several East-Northeast Striking Shear Zones.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1937
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10010014
MRDS IDD003357
Alternate namesGila Monster: Also Known As the Flagship Claims In 1900., Claims Patented In 1915, Battleship, Lookout
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.31706, -108.75285
References
LASKY, S.G., 1938 USGS BULL 885, PLATE 14ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 85-89FLEGE, R.F., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 62, P. 26-29THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151EVELETH, R.W., AND NORTH, R.M., 1981 NMBMMR OFR-166, 12 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA