Commodities
PrimarySilver
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Manganese
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN/SHEAR
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlTERMINATED BY CLAYEY TUFFS
Geology
StructureVOLCANO (SOCORRO PEAK) WITH OTHER SIMILAR MTN. MASSES NORTH AND SOUTH, MOUNTAINS FORMED AS VOLCANOES MONOCLINAL RANGES
AlterationSILICIFICATION, KAOLINIZATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1867
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID60001673
MRDS IDW006777
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates34.06679, -106.94779
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 239-240.ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39, P. 144USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 87 P. 143LASKY, S.G., 1932, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO N. MEX. SCH. MINES BULL. 8, 139 P.