Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR ALONG THE DIKES
Ore controlContact Metamorphism Along A Monzonite Porphyry Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueGarnet, Malachite, Quartz, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone · Limestone
Associated rockMonzonite
StructurePeloncillo Range-Trends N
AlterationMetamorphism, Silicification, Oxidation, Propylitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10105529
MRDS IDW006784
Alternate namesKimball
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.29179, -109.0173
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 331-332ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 39, P. 88-89.1910 COMPILE LINDGREANDERSON, 1957