Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Gold
TertiaryArsenic, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Gypsum, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Escabrosa Group;Horquilla Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Latite
StructureDeposits Occur In Fractures And Breccia Zones Adjacent To Porphyry Dikes.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10101434
MRDS IDD003294
Alternate namesA. Bird, Silver Star, November, Animas, Bob Montgomery, Vesley Mine, Montgomery Mine: Worlds Fair Group, Bob Montgomery Group, Patented ClaimsWorlds Fair, Granite Gap, May, A.M., Outlook
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.0768, -108.9798
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P 330-331GILLERMAN, E., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL PELONCILLO MOUNTAINS, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, AND COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 57, P 101-102ELSTON, W.E., UNPUBLISHED DATAARMSTRONG, A.K., SILBERMAN, M.L., TODD, V.R., HOGGATT, W.C., & CARTEN, R.B., 1978, GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL PELONCILLO MOUNTAINS, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES, CIRC. 158, 19P.DREWES, H., AND THORMAN, C.H., 1980 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1221NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA