Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
SecondaryMolybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN, REPLACEMENT, CONTACT METAMORPHISM
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlSILVER AND GOLD IN QUARTZ VEINS, FOLLOWS DIKE
Geology
StructureLACCOLITH, POST-MINERALIZATION EAST-WEST FAULTING, BATHOLITH-GRANITE
AlterationOXIDIZED, SILICIFICATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1847
Discovery year1847
Identification
Deposit ID60001670
MRDS IDW006773
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.40013, -106.60057
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 205-213.ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39, P 41-43.LASKY, S.G., AND T.P. WOOTTON, 1933, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES, N. MEX. SCH. OF MINES 7: 45.DUNHAM, K.C., 1935, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS N. MEX. SCH. MINES 11: 272 PAGES.