New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Langston Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
ZincLeadCopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Gold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1952
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10101824
MRDS IDD009778
Alternate namesClaims Patented In 1896, Langston, Pinos Altos
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.84761, -108.86841
References
PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 109-118ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 70-71JONES, W.R., MOORE, S.L., AND PRATT, W.P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-865NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA