Commodities
PrimaryLead, Gold, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Filled Fissures.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Madera Limestone
Associated rockAndesite
StructureGravity Slide Block Of Limestone Overlies Propylitized Andesite.
AlterationPropylitized Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1944
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10011921
MRDS IDD007115
Alternate namesWhite Mountain Group, Also Known As Apache Mine and Apache Vein, The Location Appears To Be the Same As the Hoosier Mine Shown On The, Winston Topographic Quadrangle.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.33649, -107.70032
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-265HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-83MAXWELL, C.H., AND HEYL, A.V., 1976 USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 76-858NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAG.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78