New Mexico · Dona Ana County
Past Producer

Big Three Mine

Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States
SilverLeadCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1912
Identification
Deposit ID10012994
MRDS IDD009039
Alternate namesBig Three Group: Claims Patented In 1925, Plutus, Badger, Raven, Eclipse, London: Unpatented Claim, Wedge, Ruby
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.45013, -106.58196
References
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 200ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, P. 9SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-85