Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureDeposits Occur Along A Northwest-Striking Fault Zone
AlterationProminent Silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1982
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10101442
MRDS IDD003394
Alternate namesVolcano, Kimball No. 27: Unpatented Claims, Kimball No. 3, Homestead, Grey Fox, Maud, Mineral Peak, Patented Claims, Volcano Group, Hornet
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.30456, -109.01924
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 329ELSTON, W.E., 1965 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 16TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 210-214NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA