New Mexico · Sierra County
Producer

Matchless Group 1910's

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
LeadZincSilverManganeseGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryManganese, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rising From Ashallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Fault Zones And Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes Beneath An Impermeable Layer.
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrolusite, Silver, Sphalerite, Wad
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockMonzonite,Andesite
StructureIron King Fault Strikes N 5 W And Many Smaller Faults And Fractures Trend N 60 To 65 E.
AlterationSilicified Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1950
Last production1958
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10011748
MRDS IDD006861
Alternate namesBel Burke, Bel Burke Extension, Pride of the Camp, Principal Claims: Matchless, Climax, Atlas, Tall Pine, Peerless, Indicator, Satisfaction
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.93205, -107.72699
References
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC 8030, P.97HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-BL.L. FARNHAM, 1961 P.97