New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Blackhawk Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
ZincLeadCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlReplacement Of Limestone At Fault Intersections
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Lake Valley;Oswaldo
Associated rockDiorite · Fierro-Hanover Stock
StructureMirror Fault
AlterationSilicified
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014767
MRDS IDD011699
Alternate namesCombination
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.80428, -108.10061
References
JONES, W. R., AND HERNON, R. M., 1973, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE PB 214, 371, P. 41-42.ANDERSON, E. C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL. 39, P. 57-58.SCHMITT, H. A., 1935, AIME TRANSACTIONS, V. 115, P. 206.SCHMITT, H. A., 1942, IN NEWHOUSE, W. H., ED., ORE DEPOSITS AS RELATED TO STRUCTURAL FEATURES: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, P. 76.