Mine detail: Houston Thomas Mine

Previously called 'ManillaFloridaAtlasCaribouAlpha Group of Claims Patented In 1908OmegaLafayette'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.87344, -108.25145

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Lead, Silver
Secondary:	Copper, Gold
Tertiary:	Bismuth
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Marmatite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Clay, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1867

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1895
Last production ended:	1961

Geology

Host rock:	Oswaldo Formation;Lake Valley Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Diorite,Andesite

References

MRDS	D003239
DEP	10009941
Reference	{Deposit:: HERNON, R. E., 1949 . GEOL. AND ORE DEP., SILVER CITY REGION, NM GUIDEBOOK, FIELD TRIP NO. 3 , WEST TEXAS GEOL. SOCIETY.}{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 301}{Deposit:: PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 122-125}{Deposit:: PAIGE, S., 1916 USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF U.S., FOLIO 199}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 70-71}{Deposit:: CUNNINGHAM, J.E., 1974 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-30}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}{Deposit:: SOULE, J.H., 1948 USBM RI-4237, 5 PAGES}{Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, J. F., AND FELLOWS, M. L., 1978, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DIGEST, V. 11, P. 1-8.}{Deposit:: DMEA 1549}{Production:: SOULE, J. H., 1948B, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4237, P. 5.}
Reporter	Hasler, J. William, Menzie, David