New Mexico · Sierra County
Occurrence
Greenback Mine
Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Tungsten
Bismuth
Copper
Molybdenum
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Description
G.E. Stone
Commodities
Primary
Tungsten
Secondary
Bismuth, Copper
Tertiary
Molybdenum
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
VEINLETS, PODS
Ore control
Ore Confined To Shear Zone
Materials
Ore minerals
Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite
Gangue
Calcite
Geology
Host rock
Greenstone
Structure
Two Large Diorite-Syenite Dikes Trending East-West Enclose The Area. The Dikes Are About 1.5 Miles Apart.
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1907
Identification
Deposit ID
10089313
MRDS ID
W016596
Alternate names
Stone Prospect, Greenback Claim
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
32.97512, -106.58946
References
LASKEY, G.T., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P85NMBMMR, 1965, BULL 87, P202, P243, P371NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA