New Mexico · Dona Ana County
Past Producer

Orejon Mine

Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States
LeadCopperSilverZincGold
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Silver, Zinc
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Specularite, Sphalerite
GangueAndradite, Chlorite, Epidote
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10062672
MRDS IDTC36210
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.33624, -106.58113
References
SEAGER, W.R., 1981, GEOLOGY OF ORGAN MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MEMOIR 36, 97 P.DUNHAM, K.C., 1935, GEOLOGY OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS -- WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES, STATE BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 11, 272 P.