Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Copper
SecondaryManganese, Iron, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN/SHEAR ZONE, PLACER; OXIDIZED
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlFAULT ZONES
Geology
StructureFAULT W/2000 FT. THROW, TROUGH-20 MI. WIDE; MOUNTAINS TREND N-S; CONSIDERABLE DISPLACEMENT ALONG FAULT
AlterationSILICIFICATION, CHLORITIZATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1877
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID60001671
MRDS IDW006774
Alternate namesLas Animas
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.93341, -107.5339
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68 P. 272-276ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39 P. 123-124.