Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFavorable Bed
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueGypsum
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Grayburg-Queen
StructureMinor Folds, Wavy Bedding, And Small Gravity Faults
Tectonic settingGreat Plains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1939
Last production1970
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10014848
MRDS IDD011903
Alternate namesPatented Claims 1939: Pintada Lode #1-4
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.92175, -104.88803
References
HARLEY, G.T., 1940, NMBMMR BULL 15, P. 66.SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM IC 7740, P. 29-30SANDUSKY, C.L. AND KAUFMAN, W.H., 1972, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 23RD FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 176-177NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATASANDUSKY, C.L., AND KAUFMAN, W.H., 1972, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 23RD FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 176-177