New Mexico · Colfax County
Past Producer

Cimarroncito District

Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
SilverGoldCopperBismuthLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Copper
TertiaryBismuth, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeCONTACT METASOMATIC
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMINERALIZATION CONSISTS OF CONTACT METASOMATIC DEPOSITS IN LIMESTONES ADJACENT TO PORPHYRY.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1939
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID60000277
MRDS IDD001969
Alternate namesBonito Creek, Cimarroin Canyon, Urraca Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates36.48474, -105.11585
References
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., SANTA FE, N.M., P. 152LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 105-108PETTIT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR ORF-15, P. 45-46ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 36-37COOPER, J.R., 1962 USGS MINERAL INVESTGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-22WANEK, A.A., READ, C.B., ROBINSON, G.D., HAYS, W.H., AND MCCALLUM, M.E., 1964 USGS MISC GEOL INV MAP I-425ROBINSON, G.D., WANEK, A.A., HAYS, W.H., AND MCCALLUM, M.E., 1964 USGS PP 505, PLATE 3SMITH, J.F., JR., AND RAY, L.L., 1943 GSA BULL, VOL 54, NO 7, P. 891-924WARNER, L.A., HOLSER, W.T., WILMARTH, N.R., AND CAMERON, E.N., 1959 USGS PP 318, P. 109