New Mexico · Socorro County
Past Producer

Mex-Tex Mine

Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Barium-BariteLeadGoldCopperSilverZincFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper, Silver, Zinc
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault Fracture Structural Control
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Barite, Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Linarite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Madera Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1962
Identification
Deposit ID10012339
MRDS IDD007910
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.82482, -106.3664
References
JOHNSON, W.D., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 123-124LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 63-73ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 175-176WILLIAMS, F.E., FILLO, P.V., AND BLOOM, P.A., 1964 NMBMMR CIRC 76, P. 34-40KOPICKI, R.J., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE HANSONBURG DISTRICT, BINGHAM, N.M., NMIMT M.S. THESIS, 103 PAGESLEWCHALERMVONG, C., 1973, INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION OF THE ROYAL FLUSH AND MEX-TEX MINES, AND ADJACENT AREA, HANSONBURG MINING DISTRICT, SOCORRO COUNTY, N.M., NMIMT M.S. THESIS, 71 PAGESROEDDER, E., HEYL, A.V., AND CREEL, J.P., 1968 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 63, P. 335-348NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA