Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueLimonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDeposits Occur Within A Series Of Parallel Shear Zones Which Exten D At Least 1200 Ft. On The Surface And Range From 40-80 Ft. Thick.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1956
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10087874
MRDS IDD010509
Alternate namesStenson Group Patented In 1914, Claims, Alabama, Georgia, Sou Th Carolina, Western Slope, Sunny Slope
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.13013, -107.64309
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 2 89-290GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 124-125, FIG. 14BALK, C.L., 1958 ROSWELL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 11TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 47-52NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATACLEMONS, R.E., 1982 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-56