New Mexico · Sierra County
Producer

Silver Monument Mine 1880's

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
SilverCopperLeadGoldZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
SecondaryLead, Gold
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Fault Zone And Localized In Fissures.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Clay
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
AlterationChloritized, Kaolinized, Propylitized And Silicified Andesite.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10011710
MRDS IDD006813
Alternate namesSilver Monument Group, Black Range Tunnel: Patented Claim Silver Monument, Unpatented Claims Cuba Libre, Oversight Nos. 1 and 2, Connection Nos. 1 and 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.33566, -107.81089
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-266HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-90NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAG.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78