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

Lat / long:

34.14509, -106.98948

Resource(B)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc
Secondary:	Copper, Silver, Gold
Tertiary:	Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	PODS
Other material:	Barite, Fluorite
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1900
Last production ended:	1945

Geology

Host rock:	Lake Valley
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Mafic Intrusive Rock
Alteration processes:	Silicified Limestone Forms Prominent Outcrops In A North Trending Zone Ranging Form 30 Ft. To 40 Ft. Wide.

References

MRDS	D003012
DEP	10009797
Reference	{Deposit:: LASKY , S.G., 1932 NMBMMR BULL 8, P. 92-93}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Hasler, J. William, Menzie, David