New Mexico · Rio Arriba County
Past Producer

Mineral Point Mine

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
SilverGoldCopperZincLead
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Description

R.C. Moody

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Moppin Metavolcanic Series
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1935
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10014236
MRDS IDD010915
Alternate namesClaim Patented In 1914, Mineral Point
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.70197, -106.24087
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 129BENJOVSKY, T.D., 1945 NMBMMR CIRC 11, 10 PAGESBINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 81NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA