New Mexico · Sierra County
Producer

Little Granite Mine 1887

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
SilverGoldLeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized In Fissures.
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1980
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10011728
MRDS IDD006835
Alternate namesMima Mine: Claims In 1980, Little Granite Nos. 1 To 6
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.43316, -107.76867
References
REPORT ON MINES OF THE BLACK RANGE AND APACHE DISTRICTS, ATCHISON, TOPEKA, AND SANTA FE RAILWAY, 1887HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.81NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA