New Mexico · Grant County
Occurrence
Sprouse-Copeland Mines
Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Copper
Lead
Molybdenum
Gold
Silver
Zinc
Bismuth
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Commodities
Primary
Copper, Lead
Secondary
Molybdenum, Gold, Silver
Tertiary
Zinc, Bismuth
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Workings
Surface/Underground
Orebody form
PINCH AND SWELL
Ore control
Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Tenorite
Gangue
Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Granite
Associated rock
Quartz Monzonite · Burro Mountain Granite;Tyrone Quartz Monzonite
Structure
Deposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Sprouse-Copeland Fault.
Alteration
Silicification Is Common And Monzonite Is Sericitized And Kaolinized.
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1900
Identification
Deposit ID
10013297
MRDS ID
D009518
Alternate names
Mary, Mines, Sprouse Mine, Copeland Mine: Joy Group, ClaimsJoy, Dot, Ann, Oxide Nos. 1 and 2
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
32.57734, -108.41673
References
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 73-76HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1040NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA