Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlOre Localized Along The Shear Zone By Hydrothermal Replaclement Or Volcanogenic Processes.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite
GangueMagnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Tijeras-Hell Canyon Greenstone
Associated rockRhyolite · Sevilleta Rhyolite
StructureSeveral Northeast-Striking Shear Zones Occur In The Greenstone Along Hell Canyon.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1976
Identification
Deposit ID10087734
MRDS IDD008888
Alternate namesPatented Claims, Nuestra Senora De Las Milagros, Folsom, Patented Claims of the Belvidere Group, Duey, New Port, Copper King, Belle IsleBelvidere, McKinley, Taft, Hartford, Pearl, Good Luck, I.X.L, Bridget
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.89368, -106.43058
References
REICHE, P., 1949 GSA BULL, VOL 60, P. 1183-1212MYERS,D.A., AND MCKAY, E.J., 1970 USGS MAP GQ-886WOODWARD, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1978 THE MOUNTAIN GEOLOGIST, VOL 14, NO 3, P.73-78WOODWARD, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1979 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 30TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 189-195FULP, M.S., AND WOODWARD, L.A., 1981 NMGS NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY, VOL 3, NO 3, P. 33-42NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAWOODWARD, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1979 NMGS GUIDEBOOK THIRTIETH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 194