New Mexico · Sierra County
Past Producer

Governor Group

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control. Minor Limestone Replacement.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Fluorite, Malachite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Granite · Montoya, El Paso
StructurePaleozoic Limestones Are In Fault Contact With Precambrian Granite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10011724
MRDS IDD006830
Alternate namesImperial Prospect: Claims, Governor Nos. 1 To 5
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.04872, -107.2367
References
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.207ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H. AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P.162-163WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P.104-105MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P.19F.E. WILLIAMS, 1966 P. 105