Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper
SecondaryZinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rising From A Shallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Fault Zones And Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes Beneath An Impermeable Layer.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Limestone,Dolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
StructurePelican Fault Strikes N25w And Many Smaller Faults Parallel This Fault Many Smaller Faults Trending North To Northeast Intersect With The Pelican Fault.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1952
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10011749
MRDS IDD006864
Alternate namesBull Dog, Bull Dog No. 2, Woodrow Wilson, The Fraction: Claims of the Hermosa Silver Mining Co. Reported By, F.A. Jones, 1922., Albatross, Vulture All Patented In 1890's: Unpatented Claims, Crane, Pelican Nos. 2, 3Hermosa, Valley, Hereford, Hidden Treasure, Iron King, Marshall, Bull Frog, Bull Frog No. 2, Hermosa Silver Mines Co. 1900's: Patented ClaimsPelican, Eagle
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.16733, -107.70449
References
JONES, F.A., 1922 HERMOSA SILVER MINES CO., PRIVATE REPORT, 26 PAGESHARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.95-P.96JICHA, H.L. JR., 1954 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 49, NO. 7, P.759-P.778JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMBMMR CIRC 33, 14 PAGES5) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA6) JAHNS, R.H., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 55, 6 PAGESHARLEY, G.T., 1934 P95