Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlMineralization Localized In The Crests Of Small Folds Along The Dolomite-Shale Contact.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
StructureAxes Of Minor Folds Plunge About 30 Degrees Northwest.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10012999
MRDS IDD009045
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.4568, -106.56974
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P.205-213DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 237-238ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, 39 PAGESSEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA