New Mexico · Hidalgo County
Past Producer

Homestake-Needmore Mine

Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
LeadSilverCopperGoldFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1952
Identification
Deposit ID10010026
MRDS IDD003374
Alternate namesHomestake Group: ClaimsHomestake, Needmore, Homestake Extension Nos. 1 and 2, Needmore Extension Nos. 1 and 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.28401, -108.73952
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 109THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA