Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault Zone Provided Path And Fissures Host For Mineralized Solutions.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Bliss Sandstone;El Paso Limestone
StructureMany Small East-West Trending Faults Cut Across North-South Trending Caballos Mts.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Last production1947
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10011747
MRDS IDD006860
Alternate namesVictoria Mine 1909: Fidelity Group 1909: Patented Claims, Marion, Ida, Cora, Rebecca, Hillsborough
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.02789, -107.2367
References
JOHNSTON, W.D. JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P.40HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.207WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC 8307, P.106MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEMOIR 34, P.425) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA