New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Baltic Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
SilverLeadManganeseCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Manganese, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Faults And Fractures Beneath An Impervious Shale.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrolusite
GangueBarite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1939
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10013468
MRDS IDD009774
Alternate namesPatented Claims, Baltic, Tight Squeeze, Grand Center, Mary Belle
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.78011, -108.30395
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 301-304ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 73-76CUNNINGHAM, J.E., 1974 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-30NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA