Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Emanating From A Shallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Fault Zones And Were Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes Beneath An Impermeable Layer.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Limestone,Dolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
StructureExtensive Faulting Formed A Wide Zone Trending About N 15 W Which Was Cross Cut By Many Smaller Northeast Trending Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1961
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10107969
MRDS IDD006863
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.16622, -107.70338
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C. AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P.267HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P95JICHA, H.L. JR., 1954 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 49, NO 7, P.759-778JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMBMMR CIRC 33, 14 PAGES5) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATALINDGREN, AND OTHERS, 1910 P267