New Mexico · Hidalgo County
Past Producer

Eldorado Group

Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
LeadSilverCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper, Galena
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1932
Identification
Deposit ID10010021
MRDS IDD003368
Alternate namesHorn Silver Mine: Claims Patented In 1942, Eldorado, Oro Fino, Oro Alto, Sunrise, Independence
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.3054, -108.75202
References
JONES, F. A., 1907, THE LORDSBURG MINING REGION, NEW MEXICO: ENG. MINING JOUR. V 84, P 444-445.CLARK, K. F., 1970, ZONING, PARAGENESIS, AND TEMPERATURES OF FORMATION IN THE LORDSBURG DISTRICT: IN NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, 21ST FIELD CONF., TYRONE-BIG HATCHET MOUNTAINS-FLORIDA MOUNTAINS REGION, P 109.THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA