Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Replaced Favorable Host Rock Beneath And Impervious Shale.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerussite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockRhyodacite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1945
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID10013435
MRDS IDD009722
Alternate namesPatented Claim, Naaid Queen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.84817, -108.0245
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 68P. 3 18-319ANDERSON, 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 DATAJONES, F. A., 1904, P. 45.