Texas · Presidio County
Past Producer

Chinati Mine

Presidio County, Texas, United States
SilverZincLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Limonite, Smithsonite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mina Grande Formation
AlterationSilicification, Dolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1890-1891; 1901-1902; 1915-1916; 1935.
First production1890
Last production1935
Identification
Deposit ID10111565
MRDS IDW701351
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.80966, -104.36132
References
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.USGS BULL 928-B, 125 P.EXAMINED BY CLYDE P. ROSS, W.E. CARTWRIGHT, AND C.H. COLDWELL IN 1934CIMRIPRICE AND OTHERS, 1983