New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Ivanhoe Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
CopperLeadZincSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlVein, Fissure Filling, And Replacement Along Faults Near Or Adjacent To Igneous Intrusive Activity With Supergene Enrichment Of Near Surface Deposits.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone · Colorado
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGroundhog-Ivanhoe Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1904
Last production1907
Identification
Deposit ID10014777
MRDS IDD011714
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.78344, -108.09644
References
SPENCER, A. C., AND PAIGE, SIDNEY, 1935, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 859, P. 75.LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 118-119.LASKY, S. G., AND HOAGLAND, A. D., 1948, IN SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY, PARAGENESIS, AND RESERVES OF ORES OF LEAD AND ZINC: LONDON, INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 18TH, 1948, P. A F4 LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 314.