Description
Harris S. Smith
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Gypsum, Natrolite
Other materialsQuartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone · Santa Elena Limestone;Del Rio Clay
Associated rockTrachyte,Basalt
StructureAsymmetric Terlingua Anticline
AlterationSilicification, Argillic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1940, 1953, 1955-56
First production1940
Last production1956
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10040393
MRDS IDM055149
Alternate namesCampo De Los Angeles, Buena Suerte, Freson Quicksilver Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates29.34373, -103.81194
References
MINING WORLD, 1956, VOL. 18., NO. 3., P. 96.CHESTER, J.W., 1965, MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESUSGS PP 312, 114 P.TEX BEG MRC-73, P. 25.1943 DIREXPL USBM, FAILED TO FIND ORE1953 DIREXPL AMERIMEX MINING CO. UNDER DMEA CONTRACT. FOUND SOME OREEXAMINED BY C.P. ROSS AND OTHERS, 1934.EXAMINED BY R.G. YATES, J.F. MCALLISTER, AND G.A. THOMPSON, 1942-1945.SHARPE, ROGER D. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MERCURY MINING INDUSTRY: TRANS-PECOS TEXAS. TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 64, 1980, 32 PP.OMO, GEORGE. REPORT OF BUTTE MINING CORPORATION'S MERCURY PROPERTIES. (UNPUBLISHED REPORT), MARCH 10, 1968, 10 PP.CIMRIBAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.