Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryZinc, Copper
TertiaryIron, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeREPLACEMENT, VEIN, AND BEDDED
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlTHE PORPHYRY DIKES WHICH ALTERED THE SURROUNDING LIMESTONE
Geology
StructureMOUNTAINS ARE FAULTED MONOCLINAL BLOCKS OF PALEOZOIC ROCKS
AlterationSOME SILICIFICATION NEAR THE DIKES AND CALCITE RECRYSTALLIZED
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID60001675
MRDS IDW006782
Alternate namesChloride Flat Subdistrict
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.76681, -108.30062
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 303-304.ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39, P. 73-76USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87, P. 139-149.