Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Howells Ridge Formation;U-Bar Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1947
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10013942
MRDS IDD010514
Alternate namesKeno Mine, Rector Mine, Or Rattlesnake Mine: ClaimsKeno, Keno Extention
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.7857, -108.1695
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 3 45-347STRONGIN, O., 1957 NMBMMR OFR-18, P. 200-203GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 138-143NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATALASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, 101 PAGESZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, 22 PAGES