Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Bodies Formed As Irregular Replacements Of Limestone Adjacent To Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Montoya Limestone
StructureOre Occurs Along The North Striking. Sunshine, Owens And Discovery Workings Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Last production1969
Identification
Deposit ID10013465
MRDS IDD009770
Alternate namesGrand Central Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.84094, -107.7856
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP. 68, P. 272HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 110-113KINNEY, D.M., 1944 USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 18 PAGESHILL, R.S., 1946 USBM RI-3904, 31 PAGESSOULE, J.H., 1950 USBM RI-4748, 8 PAGESANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 77-79ERICKSEN, 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.