New Mexico · Grant County
Producer

Summit Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
GoldSilverCopperLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockDacite
StructureDeposits Occur Along The Northwest Striking East Camp Fault.
AlterationSilicification Forms Prominent Ridges.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1980
Identification
Deposit ID10107983
MRDS IDD009499
Alternate namesSummit Consolidated Quartz Mine Group, Claims Patented In 1899Summit, Summit Tunnel, Alta, Surprise, Apex, Surprise Tunnel, Irish Jew, Puzzle, Black Spar, Jack Pot
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.87317, -108.97175
References
ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 193GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, 29 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA