New Mexico · Hidalgo County
Past Producer

Beck Mine

Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
SilverGoldCopperLeadZinc
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Copper, Lead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
AlterationPropylitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1936
Identification
Deposit ID10010039
MRDS IDD003396
Alternate namesInez, Marion, Yankee, Gertrude, Blue Mare, Gold Standard, Jessie, Halcyon, Montezuma, Chicago, National Mine, Hattie Lee Mine: National Group, Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.26318, -109.04007
References
LINDGREN, W, GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 329ELSTON, W. E., 1963, NMBMMR OPEN-FILE REPORT, 781 P.ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 88GILLERMAN, E., 1958 NMBMMR BULL 57, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA