Mine detail: El Oro and La Plata Group

Previously called 'Claims: El Oro Nos 1 To 6La Plata Nos. 1 To 6'

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Location: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.14509, -106.98948
dep_id: 10009797
mrds_id: D003012
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral: Copper, Silver, Gold
Trace mineral: Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
other_matl: Barite, Fluorite
orebody_fm: PODS
work_type: Unknown
alteration: Silicified Limestone Forms Prominent Outcrops In A North Trending Zone Ranging Form 30 Ft. To 40 Ft. Wide.
conc_proc: Oxidation Enrichment
ore_ctrl: Rising Mineralized Solutions Localized At Contacts And Small Faults And Shear Zones.
Reporter: Hasler, J. William, Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Lake Valley
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Mafic Intrusive Rock
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1900
yr_lst_prd: 1945
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1900
References:
  • Deposit:: LASKY , S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 92-93
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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