Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Replaced Favorable Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group
StructureDeposits Occur Near The Southern End Of Northeast Striking South Stonewall Fault.
AlterationSilicified Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10087572
MRDS IDD007911
Alternate namesMistletoe Or Gordon Tunnel: Helen Cross Group Patented In 1892, ClaimsHelen Cross, Forrester, Forrester North Extension, Birthday, Silver Ware
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.07676, -107.18921
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1940 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGESTITLEY, S.R., 1959 NMGS GUIDEBOOK TENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 144-148BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGES