New Mexico · Dona Ana County
Past Producer

Homestake Mine

Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States
LeadSilverGoldBismuth
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Limestone Along The Contact With An Overlying Sill.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold
GangueLimonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Panther Seep Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
AlterationQuartz-Sericite Alteration.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1937
Identification
Deposit ID10012998
MRDS IDD009044
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.43707, -106.59724
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-213DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 240-241ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, 39 PAGESSEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90