New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Columbia Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
ZincLeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Replaced Favorable Host Rocks Adjacent To A Fault Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockLimestone · El Paso Limestone;Montoya Limestone
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureOre Occurs Adjacent To A Northeast Striking Fault Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1924
Last production1944
Identification
Deposit ID10013459
MRDS IDD009757
Alternate namesTeel Property, Fairview Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.869, -107.79893
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 272HARLEY, G. T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 110-112HEDLUND, D. C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-900NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAAGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS.