Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized In Fractures And Replaced Favorable Host Rocks Beneath An Impermeable Shale Layer.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver
GangueCalcite, Clay, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockAndesite
StructureDeposit Is Bounded By Northwest Striking Picket Spring Fault And Bullion Fault And By Northeast Striking Wipit Fault.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1937
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10011590
MRDS IDD006617
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.93733, -107.7181
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-BNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA