New Mexico · Socorro County
Past Producer

Kelly Mine

Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
ZincLeadSilverGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Fractures And Replaced Favorable Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Magnetite, Quartz, Siderite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group
Associated rockMonzonite,Rhyolite,Latite,Andesite,Granite
StructureKelly-Graphic Fault Zone And Brown Fault Strike About N 20 W.
AlterationSilicified Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1878
Last production1957
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10012336
MRDS IDD007905
Alternate namesTri Bullion Shaft, Paschal Shaft, Traylor Shaft, Kelly Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.08676, -107.20143
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 33-35ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 135-139LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATATHOMPSON, A.J., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 149-159