New Mexico · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Renowned O.K. Mine

Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
LeadSilverZincCopper
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Description

Rolla Wells

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Sierra Blanca Volcanics;Rialto Stock
StructureDeposit Located Adjacent To The Southern Margin Of The Rialto Stock.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1957
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10097876
MRDS IDD010692
Alternate namesRenowned Mine: Claim Patented In 1891, Renowned O.K.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.47289, -105.78694
References
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 53-54, PLATE 7THOMPSON, T.B., 1973 NMBMMR CIRC 123, P. 12-16, FIGURES 2 AND 11SEGERSTROM, K., STOTELMEYER, R.B., AND WILLIAMS, F.E., 1979 USGS BULL 1453, P. 44, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA