New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Central District: Bayard Subdistrict

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
ZincLeadSilverCopperVanadiumGoldTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver, Copper
SecondaryVanadium, Gold, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN AND VEIN REPLACEMENT
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlVEINS LOCATED IN FAULT AND FRACTURE ZONES; REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO FAULTS
Geology
StructureGROUNDHOG FAULT SYSTEM, OWL-HOBO FAULT ZONE, NUMEROUS FRACTURE ZONES
AlterationTHERE IS USUALLY INTENSE SILICIFICATION, SERICITIZATION AND PYRITIZATION IN THE WALL ROCK
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1869
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID60000394
MRDS IDD012096
Alternate namesBayard, Central City, Copper Flat, Fort Bayard, Vanadium
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.13373, -108.10641
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 317-318LASKY, S.G., 1930, NMBMMR CIRC 2, 4 PAGESRICHARD, F.W., 1930, USBM IC-6377, 13 PAGESSPENCER, A.C., AND PAIGE, S., 1935, USGS BULL 859, P. 72-74LASKEY, S.G., 1936, USGS BULL 870, P. 106-117MULLEN, D.H., AND STORMS, W.R., 1948, USBM RI-4228, 8 PAGESTHOMPSON, A.J., AND JONES, W.R., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 148-171JONES, W.R., HERNON, R.M., AND MOORE, S.L., 1967, USGS PP 555, 139 PAGESANDERSON, E.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 60-63NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAMCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.