New Mexico · Otero County
Past Producer

Courtney Mine

Otero County, New Mexico, United States
CopperLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Permeable Channel Zones And By Carbonac Eous Debris (Fossil Wood And Plants).
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Galena, Malachite
Geology
Host rockArkose · Abo Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Last production1961
Identification
Deposit ID10014006
MRDS IDD010603
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.91456, -105.83333
References
SOULE, J.H., 1956 USBM IC-7740, P. 70-71ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 102-103JEROME, S.E., CAMPBELL, D.D., WRIGHT, J.S., AND VITZ, H.E., 1965 NM BMMR BULL 86, P. 23, PLATE 3NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA