New Mexico · Hidalgo County
Past Producer

Copper Reef Group

Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
GoldCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10010025
MRDS IDD003373
Alternate namesCopper Reef Mine: Claims Patented In 1932Copper Reef, Copper Reef No. 2, Copper Reef No. 3
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.30651, -108.74591
References
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 109LASKY, S.G., 1938 USGS BULL 885, PLATE 14THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA