Commodities
PrimaryLead, Barium-Barite
SecondarySilver, Copper, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault Fracture Structural Control
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Barite, Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Linarite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Madera Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Last production1962
Identification
Deposit ID10101723
MRDS IDD007900
Alternate namesLouise, Eva, Prairie Springs, Oscura, Calcite, Louise-Halstead Mine, Portales Mine, Mccarthy Mine, Rim Rock Mine,, Blanchard Mine Or Oscura Mine: Claims, Halstead
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.81704, -106.37474
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 203JOHNSON, W.D., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 123-124LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 63-73ROTHROCK, HE., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 175-176WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 125-126ROEDDER, E., HEYL, A.V., AND CREEL, J.P., 1968 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 63, P. 335-348NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA