Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized Beneath Relatively Impervious Strata.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueClay, Quartz
Other materialsBarite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Onate Siltstone
StructureMineralization Occurs Along N 5 E Striking Fractures And Minor Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1915
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10011914
MRDS IDD007106
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.16428, -107.70143
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 266-268HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 90-98JICHA, H.L. JR., 1954 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 49, NO 7, P. 759-778JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMBMMR CIRC 33, 14 PAGES