New Mexico · Sierra County
Past Producer

Copper Flat

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
CopperSilverMolybdenumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1982
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10150841
MRDS IDD000585
Alternate namesQuintana, Hillsboro - Copper Flat, Sternberg ShaftHillsboro
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.96821, -107.5417
References
Kilburn, J., 1996, Alta Gold to develop Copper Flat porphyry; The Northern Miner, June 24 issue, p. 1.McLemore, V.T., Munroe, E.A., Heizler, M.T. and McKee, C., 2000, Geology and evolution of the Copper Flat porphyry-copper system, Hillsboro mining district, New Mexico; in Geology and Ore Deposits 2000: The Great Basin and Beyond, Geological Society of Nevada, Symposium Program with Abstracts, p. 63.Dunn P G 1982 - Geology of the Copper Flat Porphyry Copper deposit, Hillsboro, Sierra County, New Mexico: in Titley S R 1983 Advances in Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southwestern North America University of Arizona Press, Tucson pp 313-325Kuellmer, F., 1955, Geology of a Disseminated copper deposit near Hillsboro, New Mexico: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Tech., Circ. 34Socorro Symposium 6/75 (Rock Descrip).Lewis, J.D. and Smith, R.C., Hillsboro-Copper Flats Deposit, New Mexico Sept. 26, 1977.Personal Communication, Bob Donegan, Mgr., Quintana MineralsTipton, Wm., Personal Communication, District Geologist, Blm Las Cruces.Bennett, H.J., Et Al. An Economic Appraisal Of The Supply Of Copper From Primary Domestic Sources. Bumines Ic 8598, 1973, 156 P.Dataquest, Inc. The Equipment Value Guide. Palo Alto, Ca, 1982.The Mining Record. Rio Gold Completes Acquisition Of. Dec. 6, 1989. Pp. 16,17,18.Southwestern Pay Dirt. Copper Flat Reopening Apparently High-Centered By Finances. June, 1991. P.14a.Titley, Spencer R., In "Advances In Geology Of The Porphyry Copper Deposits Southwestern North America", 1982, University Of Arizona Press.Southwestern Pay Dirt. Three Startup Copper Companies Cranking Up In Southwest. January, 1993. Pp.8a-12a.North, R.M., and McLemore, V.T., 1988, A classification of the precious metal deposits of New Mexico, in Schafer, R.W., Cooper, J.J., and Vikre, P.G., eds., Bulk mineable precious metal deposits of the western United States: Reno, Nevada Geological SocietyMcLemore, V.T., Munroe, E.A., Heizler, M.T. and McKee, C., 1999, Geochemistry of the Copper Flat porphyry and associated deposits in the Hillsboro mining district, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 67, p. 167?189.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35-68.Pay Dirt Magazine (Southwestern Edition). Alta Gold Acquires Copper Flat, Plans Startup In 1996. Mar 1994, P. 3a.News Release, Alta Gold Co., Announces Year-End Reserves April 9, 1996. P3.Alta Gold Co., 1995 Annual Report, Pp. 6, 14, 15.Alta Gold Co., 1996 Form 10-K Report, Pp. 9, 11.