Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
TertiaryUranium, Vanadium, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Ore controlCarbonized Wood Fragments And Paleochannels.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Silver
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Chinle
StructureNacimiento Fault, Nacimiento Fault And Two Minor Faults
Tectonic settingNacimiento Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Last production1966
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10101378
MRDS IDD000582
Alternate namesSan Miguel No. 1-12, Unpatented Claims, Patented Claims 1923: San Miguel, Copper Queen, Palmer, San Miguel Group, \nSan Miguel Mines, Nacimiento Mountains District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.86616, -106.8881
References
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1WOODWARD, L.A., W.H. KAUFMAN, AND O.L. SCHUMACHER, 1974, SANDSTONE COPPER DEP. OF THE NACIMIENTO REGION, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 295-299.ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 25, 28.GREEN, M.W., ET AL., 1982, US DOE REPORT PGJ/F-024(82), APPENDIX A, B AND C.SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM, IC 7740, P.42-45.LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, USGS PP 68, P. 146-147.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAUSBM CONFIDENTIAL FILE DATASCHUMACHER, OTTO L.; GEOL. AND ORE DEP. OF THE SW NACIMIENTO RANGE, SANDOVAL CO. N. M., UNM MASTERS THESIS, 1972, P. 61-62.HOWARD, VIET E.; METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN N. M., STATE PLANNING OFFICE, SANTA FE, N. M., 1967, P. 170.NMBMMR TARGET EXPLORATION REPORT E-1, P. 7NMBMMR FILES - NACIMIENTO MINE