Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryGold, Copper, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Replaced Favorable Host Rock Adjacent To Igneous Stock.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueMagnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Oswaldo Formation
Associated rockQuartz Latite · Copper Flat Quartz Latite Porphyry
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1947
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10101819
MRDS IDD009714
Alternate namesClaims Patented In 1897, Cumberland, Congo, Laura R., Copper Carbonate, Lime Mine, Copper Glance, Lexington, Free Silver, Superior, Little Key, Reservation, Sumpter
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.80678, -108.12283
References
SPENCER, A. C., AND PAIGE, S., 1935 USGS BULL 859, P. 38-39MULLEN, D. H., AND STORMS, W. R., 1948 USBM RI-4228, 8 PAGESANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 52-53HERNON, R. M., JONES, W. R., AND MOORE, S. L., 1964 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-306JONES, W. R., HERNON, R. M., AND MOORE, S. L., 1967 USGS PP 555, 144 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAHILLESLAND, L.L., ET. AL., 1994, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENTAL MINE, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: COBRE MINING CO, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 22 P.HILLESLAND ET AL (1994) P. 2