Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Replaced Favorable Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Hedenbergite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group
Associated rockMonzonite · Nitt Stock
StructureThe Graphic Fault Block Is Bounded On The East By The Kelly-Graphic Fault Zone And On The West By The Waldo Fault. Smaller Crossfaults Trend Northwest To Southwest.
AlterationSilicified Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Last production1961
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10106560
MRDS IDD007917
Alternate namesWaldo-Graphic Mine: Ozark Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.09315, -107.20838
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 33-35LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1942 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGESANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 135-139BLAKESTAD, R.B., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA