Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFavorable Bed
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Microcline, Muscovite, Orthoclase, Plagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sangre De Cristo
StructureStarvation Peak Anticline, Bernal Fault, And The Serafina Monocline
Tectonic settingSangre De Cristo Uplift
AlterationThe Ore Has Undergone Marked Oxidation.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1905
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10014824
MRDS IDD011793
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.3834, -105.30861
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 117-120HARLEY, G.T., 1940, NMBMMR BULL 15, P. 57-62SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM IC 7740, P. 36-39.JOHNSON, R.B., 1970, USGS MAP GQ-869NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATALINDGREN, GRATON, AND GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 117-120.