Commodities
PrimaryLead, Barium-Barite
SecondarySilver, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Vanadium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Deposit
Deposit typeLODE (VEIN)
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFAULT-FRACTURE STRUCTURAL CONTROL
Geology
StructureHANSONBURG DISTRICT IS LOCATED ALONG A MAJOR FAULT ZONE WHICH FORMS THE WEST-FACING ESCARPMENT OF THE NORTHERN OSCURA MOUNTAINS. THE FAULT ZONE TRENDS NORTH-SOUTH BUT IS PROGRESSIVELY OFFSET TO THE EAST BY SMALLER TRANSVERSE FAULTS.
AlterationSILICIFIED LIMESTONE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1901
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID60000189
MRDS IDD000053
Alternate namesCarthage District, Bursums District, Sierra Oscura
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates33.8329, -106.37057
References
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 103-104LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 203-205LASKY, S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 63-73LASKY, S.G., AND WOOTEN, T.P., 1933 NMBMMR BULL 7, P. 108-109KOPICKI, R.J., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE HANSONBURG DISTRICT, BINGHAM, N.M., M.S. THESIS, NMIMT, 103 PAGES