Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead
SecondaryTungsten, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN/SHEAR ZONE, TACTITE
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlA PRESUMED GRANITE OR PORPHYRY FOR THE GENESIS OF THE ORE, CUT ON NORTH SIDE OF HILL BY FAULT
Geology
StructureHIGH PLAINS BROKEN BY LOW LEVEL VOLCANIC HILLS
AlterationSOME OXIDATION
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID60001677
MRDS IDW006785
Alternate namesGage District
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.18343, -108.09501
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 290-292.ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954. N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39, P. 98LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S.: USGS MAP, MR-25.GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, P. 69-86.JONES, F.A., 1904, NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS: SANTA FE, N.M., P. 184.LASKY, S.G., AND WOOTTON, T.P., 1933, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 7, P. 83.DARTON, N.H., 1916, GEOLOGY AND UNDERGROUND WATER OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 618, P. 83-85, 103-104.