Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryFluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Gold, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Other materialsBarite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Limestone,Granite
Associated rockGranite · Sandia Granite
StructureNumerous Northeast To Northwest-Striking Faults Are Present Near The Mine.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10087753
MRDS IDD009066
Alternate namesRuppe Mine: La Luz Group Patented In 1926La Luz, La Esperanza, Clara
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.20728, -106.44975
References
ELLIS, R.W., 1922 UNM BULL 108, GEOLOGICAL SERIES 3, NO 4, P. 40-41WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 9-10ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 29KELLEY, V.C., AND NORTHROP, S.A., 1975 NMBMMR MEM 29, P. 101-102, MAP 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA