Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryArsenic, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeREPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlALONG A WESTWARD TRENDING FISSURE AND NEAR THE DIKES
Geology
StructurePELONCILLO MTN. RANGE, E-W FAULT AT GRANITE GAP
AlterationOXIDATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID60001676
MRDS IDW006783
Alternate namesGranite Gap
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.07513, -108.14641
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 329-331ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUR. OF MINES, BULL. 39, P. 88-89.