New Mexico · Grant County
Prospect

Hermosa Mountain Prospect

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Copper
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Description

Cobre Mining Co.

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSupergene Enrichment
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Colorado Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Hanover-Fierro Stock
Tectonic settingContinental Magmatic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1993
Identification
Deposit ID10097383
MRDS IDTC39332
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.84761, -108.09728
References
HILLESLAND, L.L., ET AL, 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NM: COBRE MINING CO., UNPUBLISHED PAPER, 22 P.FIELD VISIT 10/94 BY KEITH R, LONG, USGS.CIMRI