New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Silver Hill Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
GoldSilverZincLeadCopper
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Description

W. L. Thompson, J. B. Morrill And Richard Hudson

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1943
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10013440
MRDS IDD009729
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.84428, -108.24562
References
BUSH, F. V., 1915 MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, VOL 42, NO 4, P. 165-167ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 70-71JONES, W. R., MOORE, S. L., AND PRATT, W. P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-865NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAAGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS.