Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Replaced Favorable Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Hydrozincite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueClay, Jarosite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group
StructureSouth Stonewall Fault Strikes N 5 To 15 E
AlterationSilicified Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1913
Last production1951
Identification
Deposit ID10012331
MRDS IDD007897
Alternate namesChanged To the East Star-West Star Mine Or Claim Group In 1940.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.0787, -107.18921
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGESBLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA