Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead, Gold
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Were Channeled Along Faults And Deposited In Fractures And Brecciated Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsAlabandite, Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcocite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueClay, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureNorthwest Striking Bullion Fault And Many Northeast Trending Cross Fractures.
AlterationSilicified Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1932
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10087430
MRDS IDD006859
Alternate namesBullion, Evening Star, Summer, Champion, Relief., Lady Franklin Group 1880's: Mines, Bullion Mine: Patented ClaimsLady Franklin, Last Chance, Superior, August
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.93483, -107.72004
References
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P.269WELLS, E.H., 1918 NMBMMR BULL 2, P.67, P.68LASKEY, S.G., AND WOOTTON, T.P., 1933 NMBMMR BULL 7, P.103HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103, P.1045) HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B6) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA