New Mexico · Catron County
Past Producer

Uncle John Prospect

Catron County, New Mexico, United States
LeadZincGoldSilverCopperCadmium
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryCadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite · Apache Spring Tuff
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1955
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10087751
MRDS IDD009061
Alternate namesLead Bullion Prospect 1917, Gimey Prospect 1919, Complex Prospect 1930
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.26704, -108.75119
References
RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 130, FIG. 39FNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATARATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MAP I-886