New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Snowflake Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
IronCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlReplacement Of Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite
GangueBiotite, Epidote, Garnet, Phlogopite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · El Paso
Associated rockDiorite · Fierro-Hanover Stock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1918
Identification
Deposit ID10014754
MRDS IDD011668
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.83761, -108.07561
References
KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2, P. 108-111.HARRER, C. M., AND KELLY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, P. 29.