New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Ninety Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
LeadCopperZincSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper
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
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone · Colorado
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGroundhog-Ivanhoe Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1904
Last production1907
Identification
Deposit ID10014778
MRDS IDD011715
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.78761, -108.09228
References
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 314.LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 119-121.