Description
A Mexican Cowboy
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFavorable Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Tenorite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Santa Rosa Sandstone
StructureA Small Syncline Occurs Between The East And West Orebodies.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10014847
MRDS IDD011902
Alternate namesMine: Guadalupe, D'Autremont, Pastura Copper Co., East Mine, West Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.85591, -104.85997
References
STAUBER, I.J., DEC. 1930, THE MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, P. 929-931HARLEY, G.T., 1940, NMBMMR BULL 15, P. 66, 90-97HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1947, USBM RI 4026, 7 P.SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM IC 7740, P. 24-29.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAHOLMQUIST, R.J., 1947, USBM RI 4026, P. 3USBM CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS