Description
W.H. Crane And R.R. Bennett
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralization Localized Along A Fault Adjacent To Intrusive Rocks.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Garnet, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · U-Bar Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Last production1960
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10013457
MRDS IDD009754
Alternate namesOregon, Ohio, Texas, American Group: Claims Patented In 1904American, Alaska, Maine, Florida, Virginia
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.90764, -108.43034
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 335-336LASKY, S.G., 1938 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 33, NO 4, P. 365-389LASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, P. 85-87ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, P. 19-22, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAAGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS. ESTIMATED PRODUCTION FROM USGS PP 68, P. 336.