Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Fractures In A Limestone Xenolith.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Garnet, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Gobbler Formation
Associated rockMonzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1887
Last production1905
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10097874
MRDS IDD010608
Alternate namesThree Bears Group: Claims Patented In 1890, Grizzly Bear, Cinna Mon Bear, Brown Bear
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.39485, -106.10361
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 1 86-187SCHMIDT, P.G., AND CRADDOCK, C., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 82, P.44, PLATE 1BEANE, R.E, JARAMILLO, L.E., AND BLOOM, M.S., 1975 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 2 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 151-156NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA