New Mexico · Hidalgo County
Past Producer

Chapo Mine

Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
CopperLeadSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Silver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Favorable Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GangueCalcite, Garnet, Hematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mojado Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Last production1939
Identification
Deposit ID10087868
MRDS IDD010463
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.82847, -108.272
References
STRONGIN, O., 1957 NMBMMR OFR-18, P. 327, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA