New Mexico · Sierra County
Producer
Big Jap Mine
Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Silver
Copper
Lead
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Ore control
Mineralized Solutions Filled Fractures And Replaced Favorable Bedding Layers.
Materials
Ore minerals
Acanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue
Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone,Limestone · Bliss Sandstone;El Paso Limestone
Associated rock
Rhyolite
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10011701
MRDS ID
D006798
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
32.86261, -107.74782
References
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-BD.C. HEDLUND, 1977 SHEET 2