Description
Robert And John Metcalf
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryManganese, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum
TertiaryLead, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Bismuth
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePEGMATITES, BASE METAL AND FLUORITE-GOLD MINERALIZATION
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlDIKES, FAULTS, AND FRACTURES
Geology
StructureMAJOR FAULTS AND FRACTURE ZONES, DIKES, PLUGS
AlterationHYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION, ESPECIALLY QUARTZ-SERICITE ALTERATION
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1879
Last production1984
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID60000399
MRDS IDD012101
Alternate namesBald Mountain, Big Burro MountainBurro Mountain, Burro Mountain-Gold Gulch, Burro Peak, California Gulch, Cow Spring, Cow Springs, Iron Gulch, Leopold, Little Burro Mountains, Oak Grove, Oak Grove Camp, Paschal, Redrock Canyon, St. Louis Canyon, Sulphuret City, Tyrone, West Burro Mountains
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.64042, -108.37282
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 321-324PAIGE, S., 1922, USGS PP 122, 53 PAGESGILLERMAN, E., 1952, USGS BULL 973-F, P. 261-289ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 45-48GILLERMAN, E., 1964, NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 41-56WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, USBM IC-8307, P. 64GILLERMAN, E., 1970, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 21ST FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 115-122HEDLUND, D.C., 1978, USGS MAPS MF-1031, MF-1037, MF-1040, AND MF-1041KOLESSAR, J., 1982, THE TYRONE COPPER DEPOSIT, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, IN TITLEY, S.R., ED., ADVANCES IN GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS, SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA, UNIV. OF ARIZ. PRESS, TUCSON, P. 327-353NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA