Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Lead
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Replaced Favorable Host Rock Beneath An Impervious Shale.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bromyrite, Cerussite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockRhyodacite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1942
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10013429
MRDS IDD009713
Alternate namesClaim Patented In 1892, Commercial
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.84844, -108.02505
References
JONES, F. A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 45LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 318-319ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 67HERNON, R. M., JONES, W. R., AND MOORE, S. L., 1964 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-306JONES, W. R., HERNON, R. M., AND MOORE, S. L., 1967 USGS PP 555, 144 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAAGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS.