New Mexico · Luna County
Past Producer

Summit Group

Luna County, New Mexico, United States
ZincLeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Favorable Host Rock Beneath An Impermea Ble Shale.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
AlterationExtensive Silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1949
Identification
Deposit ID10087889
MRDS IDD010613
Alternate namesClaims, Summit, U.S. Depository, Busted Banker
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.56318, -107.73004
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 2 87-289JICHA, H.L., JR., 1954 NMBMMR BULL 37, P. 60-66, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATANMBMMR BULL 37, P. 66, TABLE 7. ESTIMATED PRODUCTION FROM USGS PP 6 8, P. 287.