Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlReplacement Of Limy Beds Where Cut By Ne-Trending Fractures.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Syrena Formation;Oswaldo Formation
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10013434
MRDS IDD009721
Alternate namesMountain ChiefChief, Fighting Tenth, Zincite, Live Oak, Midnight, Northstar, Mountain Home Group: Claims Patented In 1914Mountain Home, Mountain Home Nos. 2, 4, 5 and 6
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.824, -108.10283
References
HERNON, 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 DATADALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5517, P. 17-18.JONES, W.R., AND HERNON, R.M., 1973, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE PB 214, 371, P. 41.SCHMITT, H.A., 1935, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS TRANSACTIONS, V. 115, P. 204.AGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS; DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959.