Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
TertiaryNickel, Cobalt, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Chloanthite, Erythrite, Galena, Millerite, Niccolite, Nickel Skutterudite, Pitchblende, Silver, Smaltite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockMonzonite · Twin Peaks Monzonite
StructureDeposits Occur Along A Northeast Trending Fracture Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Last production1960
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10101798
MRDS IDD009501
Alternate namesClaims Patented In the Early 1890's and Late 1880's, Alhambra, Butternut, Good Hope, Pumpkin, Stonewall
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.7215, -108.50951
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 324-325GILLERMAN, E., AND WHITEBREAD, D.H., 1956 USGS BULL 1009-K, P. 283-311GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BUL 83, P. 142-148, PLATE 1HEDLUND, D.C., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1264NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAJONES, F.A., 1904, NM MINES AND MINERALS: SANTA FE, NM PRINTING CO.LOVERING, T.G., 1952, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 163