New Mexico · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Little Mack Mine

Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
GoldSilverTungsten
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum, Gold, Huebnerite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMonzonite
Associated rockMonzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1940
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10014066
MRDS IDD010685
Alternate namesClaims Patented In 1892, Little Mack, Henry Clay
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.7626, -105.76055
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 179-182DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM RI-5517, P. 29-33GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 38-39, PLATES 3 AND 5SMITH, C.T., AND BUDDING, A.J., 1959 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-11NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA