New Mexico · Santa Fe County
Past Producer

Lucas Mine

Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
GoldCopperTungsten
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Description

J. F. Lucas

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlVein System, Favorable Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GanguePyrite
Geology
Tectonic settingSan Pedro-Ortiz Porphyry Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10087981
MRDS IDD011629
Alternate namesMine: Lukas, San Lucas, Claims: Black Prince, Ohio, Illinois
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.30367, -106.18668
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 169-170.ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 47NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA