Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryMolybdenum, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH-AND-SWELL VEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Electrum, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite
GangueChlorite, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
StructureSchistosity And Fractures, Folding Of Early Schistosity
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1907
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10038237
MRDS IDM045545
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.65504, -106.14364
References
JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS (WORLD'S FAIR ED.): SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO PRINTING CO. P. 349.NORTHROP, S.A., 1959, MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO, REVISED EDITION: ALBUQUERQUE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, 404 P.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 124-126, 130-132.BINGLER, E.C., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 91, P. 86-94.BINGLER, E.C., 1974, METALLIC DEPOSITS OF THE TUSAS MOUNTAINS, IN SIEMERS, C.T., ED., SILVER ANNIVERSARY GUIDEBOOK, CENTRAL-NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 317-320.NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, GENERAL FILE DATA.