New Mexico · Otero County
Past Producer

Virginia Mine

Otero County, New Mexico, United States
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
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, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Yeso Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Last production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10014008
MRDS IDD010606
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.15651, -105.84388
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 1 87-190SOULE, J.H., 1956 USBM IC-7740, P.68-69OTTE, C., JR., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 50, PLATE 3NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA