New Mexico · Sierra County
Past Producer
Hermosa
Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Silver
Lead
Copper
Iron
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Lead
Secondary
Copper, Iron
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
Y
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
IRREGULAR TO LENTICULAR
Ore control
Follows Faults And Fractures-Main Ore Bodies Found At The Intersection Of These
Materials
Ore minerals
Copper, Galena, Iron, Silver
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Palomas Formation, Gravel;Percha Formation, Shale;Sandia Formation, Limestone
Associated rock
Andesite,Basalt · Andesite
Structure
Fault-N38 Deg W, Low Angle Fold Or Arch
Tectonic setting
Edge Of Structural Trough
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1880
Discovery year
1880
Identification
Deposit ID
10069320
MRDS ID
W006776
Alternate names
Palomas
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
33.16678, -107.72977
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 266-2681910 COMPILE LINDGREN. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87