New Mexico · Socorro County
Past Producer
Ellis Canyon Prospect
Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Silver
Copper
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Copper, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Replacement
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
PODS AND SHOOTS
Ore control
Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Replaced Favorable Host Rock.
Materials
Ore minerals
Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite
Gangue
Aragonite, Barite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Kelly Limestone (Lake Valley Limestone)
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10012498
MRDS ID
D008153
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
34.08648, -107.18365
References
LASKY, S.G., 1932, NMBMMR BULL 8, P.53-54