Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFavorable Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite, Silver
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sangre De Cristo
StructureJarosa Syncline, And Several Faults
Tectonic settingLas Vegas Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Last production1917
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10097930
MRDS IDD011900
Alternate namesMine: Guadalupita, Republic Mines Company Copper Prospect, Lucero
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.13894, -105.21527
References
ZELLER, H.D. AND BALTZ, E.H., JR., 1954, USGS CIRC 334, 10 P.SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM IC 7740, P. 30-32.TSCHANZ, C.M., LAUB, D.C., AND FULLER, G.W., 1958, USGS BULL 1030-L, 55 P.HARLEY, G.T., 1940, NMBMMR BULL 15, P. 39-43.MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATALINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 109.AGGREGATED USBM RECORDS