Description
A Party Of Prospectors
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryGold
TertiaryManganese
Deposit
Deposit typeREPLACEMENT
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlLOW ARCHES, INTERSECTION OF FRACTURES
Geology
StructureLOW ARCHES, FAULT SCARP WITH APPROX. 500 FT DISPLACEMENT, ORDO. LIMESTONE DIP-20 DEG EAST FLANK OF BLACK MTNS.
AlterationSILICIFICATION, OXIDATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1883
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID60001672
MRDS IDW006775
Alternate namesBlack Range
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.93341, -107.7173
References
JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, P. 94.LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 268-270ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39 P. 125-126.USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUR MINES BULL. 87 P. 139-149.