Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Replaced Favorable Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group
Associated rockGranite · Anchor Canyon Stock
StructureHardscrabble Fault Strikes N 30 E And Forms The Eastern Boundary Of A Large Limestone Inclusion In The Anchor Canyon Stock.
AlterationOre Deposits Occur In And Adjacent To A Highly Metamorphozed Limestone Inclusion.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1956
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10087570
MRDS IDD007901
Alternate namesHardscrabble, Claims Patented In 1880's, Belcher
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.11342, -107.19699
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGESBLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA