Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rising From A Shallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Faults And Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes By Host Rock Replacement.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · El Paso Formation
Associated rockMonzonite,Rhyolite,Andesite
StructureFault Zone Strikes N 30 To 35 W
AlterationSilicification Of Dolomite Is Extensive Adjacent O The Ore Bodies.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1959
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10111289
MRDS IDD006855
Alternate namesGrey Eagle Group 1940's: Patented Claims, Forest King, Forest Queen, Ensign, Carry On, Marne, Snowdrift: Forest King and Queen Patented In 1891, Ensign In 1894Carry On,, Marne and Snowdrift In 1922: Also Known As Forest King Group,, Percha Group Or Percha Mining Co. Property 1943.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.89455, -107.74449
References
HARLEY, G.T. 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103HILL, R.S., 1946 USBM RI 3904, 31 PAGESHEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-BNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAHILL, R.S., 1946 P.5