Description
Early Spanish Settlers
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeDISSEMINATED RED-BED COPPER, DISSEMINATED METAMORPHIC COPPER
Deposit sizeL
Ore control1. CARBONACEOUS DEBRIS IN PERMEABLE CHANNEL ZONES, 2. SCHIST-GRANITE CONTACT
Geology
StructureNACIMIENTO, BLUE BIRD, AND EL CAJETE FAULTS, AND A MAJOR MONOCLINAL FOLD
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1974
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID60000393
MRDS IDD012095
Alternate namesNacimiento Deposit, San Francesca, Nacimiento Copper Uranium Project, Sierra Nacimiento District, Senorito, Senorita, Nacimiento Mine, Naciemiento Mine, Naciemento Mine, Eureka Mine, Copper City, San Miguel MineNacimiento District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.9939, -106.8972
References
JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 187-189.LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 143-145.SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM IC 7740, P. 44-47.ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 108-109.ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 25-29.TALBOTT, L.W., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 301-303.WOODWARD, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, ECON GEOL., V. 69, P. 108-120.WOODWARD, L.A., KAUFMAN, W.H., AND SCHUMACHER, O.L., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 295-297.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAMcLemore, V.T., and Hoffman, G., 2005, Mineral deposits in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society, 56th Field Conference Guidebook, Geology of the Chama Basin, p. 445-456.