New Mexico · Grant County
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Tyrone Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
CopperGoldSilverZincLeadFluorine-FluoriteGemstoneVanadiumMolybdenumUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gemstone
TertiaryVanadium, Molybdenum, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Fluorite, Libethenite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Torbernite, Turquoise
GangueHematite, Jarosite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTonalite,Diorite,Dacite,Andesite · Tyrone Stock;Stage I Porphyry;Stage Ii Porphyry;Stage Iii Breccia;Stage Iv Porphyry
StructureFive Northeast Trending Zones Of Closely Spaced Fractures Are Also Zones Of Higher Grade Ore. Deposit Bounded To Nw By Nne Burro Chief Fault And To S By Ew Racket Virginia Fault.
Tectonic settingContinental Magmatic Arc
AlterationAlteration Products: Sericite, Quartz, Chlorite, Epidote, Kaolinite. Erratic Argillic Alteration. Pervasive Quartz-Sericite Alteration. Peripheral Propylitic Alteration With Chloritized Biotite, Feldspar Altered To Montmorillonite, And Addition Of Pyrite. Silicification Along Contact Between Eeo Porphyry And Prec Granite.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1879, 1881-1882, 1902-1912, 1916-1949, 1967-
First production1879
Last production1981
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID10012285
MRDS IDD007835
Alternate namesTyrone, Includes A Number of Older Underground Mines: Gettysburg, Copper Gulf, Rocket, Niagra, Mowhawk, Sampson, McKinley, St. Louis, Boston, Virginia, Klondike, Valencia, Emerald
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.6404, -108.37284
References
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 55-57LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 321-324PAIGE, S., 1922 USGS PP 122, 53 PAGESGILLERMAN, E., 1952 USGS BULL 973-F, P. 261-289KOLESSAR, J., 1982, THE TYRONE COPPER DEPOSITS, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, IN TITLEY, S.R., ED., ADVANCES IN GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS: TUCSON, UNIV. ARIZONA PRESS, P. 327-333.LONG, K.R., 1994, PRODUCTION AND RESERVES OF CORDILLERAN PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS, IN BOLM, J.G., AND PIERCE, F.W., EDS., BOOTPRINTS ALONG THE CORDILLERA: ARIZ. GEOL. SOC. DIGEST 21.WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 64HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MAPS MF-1031, MF-1037, MF-1040, MF-1041SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATASTEGEN, R.J., 1994, GEOLOGIC TOUR OF THE TYRONE MINE: PHELPS DIDGE MINING CO., UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 6 P.FIELD VISIT BY KEITH R. LONG, USGS, 10/1994(1,2) LONG, 1994; (3) STEGEN, 1994.