Mine detail: Texas Main Mine

Previously called 'Texas MineSunrise MineSunrise GroupTexas Canyon MineTexas Canyon Group'

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Location

Lat / long: 32.35069, -106.51612

Resource(B)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper, Silver
Tertiary: Barium-Barite, Bismuth, Tellurium, Molybdenum
Ore: Argentite, Barite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Tetradymite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form: PINCH AND SWELL
Discovery year: 1895

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Last production ended: 1939

Geology

Host type:Quartz Monzonite
Associated rock:Organ Needle Quartz Monzonite
Associated type:Quartz Monzonite
Structure:Mineralization Occurs Along A Shear Zone Striking N 76 E.

References

MRDSD001961
DEP10009213
Reference{Deposit:: COOPER, J. R., 1962, BISMUTH OF U.S.: USGS MR - 22}{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-213}{Deposit:: DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 203-205}{Deposit:: ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, P. 17-19}{Deposit:: SCHILLING, J.H., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 76, P. 57}{Deposit:: SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
ReporterMiller, M. H., Menzie, David, Page, Norman J.