New Mexico · Sierra County
Producer

Wicks Mine 1877

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized In Fissures.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureVein Is Part Of A Radial System Of Veins Associated With Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1877
Last production1961
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10011713
MRDS IDD006817
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.94178, -107.53338
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 272-276HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-BNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAG.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 141 AND D.C. HEDLUND, 1977 MF-900-B SHEET 2