Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralization Replaced Favorable Host Rocks Along A Large Fault Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueKaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Panther Seep Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
StructureTorpedo-Bennett Fault Zone Strikes North-South.
AlterationSilicification, Kaolinization And Pyritization.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Last production1961
Discovery year1899
Identification
Deposit ID10111292
MRDS IDD009051
Alternate namesLittle Ben Scott, Claims Patented In 1902, Torpedo
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.42457, -106.59363
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-212DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 214-219ALBRITTON, C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, P. 33-35SOULE, J.H., 1951 USBM RI-4791, 10 PAGESSEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA