New Mexico · Otero County
Past Producer

Warnock Mine

Otero County, New Mexico, United States
LeadCopperSilverZincCobaltVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Cobalt, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Permeable Channel Zones And By Carbonac Eous Debris (Fossil Wood And Plants).
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcocite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite
Geology
Host rockArkose · Abo Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Last production1956
Identification
Deposit ID10087887
MRDS IDD010607
Alternate namesAlam O Extension Group, Alamo Mine, Warnock Adit, East Warnock Workings: Alamo Group, Warnock Group, Warnock Extension Group: Holmes and Stewart Property, Hershberger Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.88012, -105.85833
References
SOULE, J.H., 1956 USBM IC-7740, P. 72ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 103PRAY, L.C., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 35, P. 104JEROME, S.E., CAMPBELL, D.D., WRIGHT, J.S., AND VITZ, H.E., 1965 NM BMMR BULL 86, P. 6-19, PLATES 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, AND 10.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA