Description
Early Pueblo Indians And Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlA Tabular Breccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueLimonite, Quartz, Wulfenite
Geology
Host rockMonzonite · Espinosa Volcanics
Associated rockMonzonite · Espinosa Volcanics
StructureFaults And Shear Zones, Faults And Shear Zones; A Tabular Breccia Zone
Tectonic settingCerrillos Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1680
Last production1942
Discovery year1680
Identification
Deposit ID10014698
MRDS IDD011585
Alternate namesMine: Mina Del Tierra, Mina Del Tierro, Mina De Tiro, Patented Claim: Mina Del Tiro
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.46006, -106.1214
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68,P.163- 167DISBROW, A.E., AND W.C. STOLL, 1957, NMBMMR BULL 48, P. 62-63ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 31JONES, F.A., 1904, "NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS," WORLD'S FAIR EDITION, (SANTA FE, NM)NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA