Description
D.M. Field And J.M. Bonnett
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
SecondaryGold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBromyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Moppin Metavolcanic Series
StructureSchistosity Parallels Compositional Layering And Trends N 60 W And Dips 70 Sw.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1958
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10099716
MRDS IDW016614
Alternate namesClaim Patented In 1892, Bromide, Hutchison, Bromide Claim, Dillon Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.63948, -106.16141
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: USGS PP 68, P. 125, 130-133.BINGLER, E.C., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NMBM BULL. 91, P. 86-93, PLATES 1 AND 6.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA and NMBM MINES INDEX.JONES F.A. 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS., SANTA FE, P. 163.NM STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, ANNUAL REPORT, 44TH, 1956, P. 38, 52.