New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Lion No. 2 Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
LeadZincCopperSilverMolybdenumVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryMolybdenum, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlVeins Along Faults Near Igneous Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Cuprodescloizite, Endlichite, Galena, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Shale,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Limestone · Colorado
Associated rockDiorite
StructureSlate Fault, Owl-Hobo Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1930
Identification
Deposit ID10014780
MRDS IDD011718
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.77928, -108.127
References
LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 133-134LASKY, S. G., 1936, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 870, P. 133-134.