Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead, Copper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR, BLANKET, OTHER UPRIGHT TUBULAR MASSES
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes Replacing Favorable Host.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Hedenbergite, Ilvaite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone · Lake Valley Limestone;Fierro-Hanover Stock
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1970
Identification
Deposit ID10013431
MRDS IDD009716
Alternate namesZinc Valley Group, Hanover: Claims Patented In 1907Zinc Valley, Annie Fox, Robert E. Lee, Black Wolf, Santa Fe No. 1, Metal King, Uncle Sam, Southwestern, Includes U.S. Adit, U.S. Tunnel, Mason Tunnel, Strike Tunnel,, And Republic After 1920
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.81733, -108.09005
References
SPENCER, A. C., AND PAIGE, S., 1935 USGS BULL 859, P. 66-69ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 54-55HERNON, 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 DATAJONES, W.R., AND HERNON, R.M., 1973, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE PB 214, P. 14-29.HILLESLAND, L.L., ET. AL., 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: COBRE MINING CORP., UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 22 P.FINLAY, J.R., 1922, REPORT OF APPRAISAL OF MINING PROPERTIES OF NEW MEXICO: SANTA FE, CATHOLOC PUBLISHING CO., 154 P.(1) HILLESLAND ET. AL. (1994) P. 2; (2) FINLAY (1922); (6) AND (7) JONES, W.R., AND HERNON, R.M., 1973, P. 14-29.