Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Replaced Favorable Host Rocks Adjacent To A Fault Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · El Paso Limestone;Montoya Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Last production1951
Identification
Deposit ID10013464
MRDS IDD009769
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.86622, -107.79088
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 272HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 110-112ERICKSEN, G.E., WEDOW, H., JR., AND EATON, G.P., 1970 USGS BULL 1319-E, P. 80-81HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-900NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAAGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS.