Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized Beneath Impermeable Shale.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Bromyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Silver
GangueClay, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Magdalena Group
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureDeposits Occur Along Bullfrog Fault Which Strikes N 13 E.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1916
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10011897
MRDS IDD007083
Alternate namesClaims Patented In 1890 and 1891, American Flag, Flagstaff
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.15178, -107.72116
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 266-268HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 90-95, P. 97NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA