Mine detail: Sunrise Mine

Previously called 'Hilltop MineDooley MineDome MineKillions Mine'

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Location: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.08902, -108.96757
dep_id: 10009972
mrds_id: D003295
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Trace mineral: Copper, Silver, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Powellite, Scheelite
gangue: Epidote, Garnet
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Mineralization Occurs In A Garnetized Zone Located Along The Limestone-Monzonite Contact.
Reporter: Richter, D. H., Menzie, David
hrock_unit: El Paso Limestone
hrock_type: Quartz Monzonite,Limestone
arock_type: Quartz Monzonite
Structure: Granite Gap Fault
Year first produced: 1943
yr_lst_prd: 1956
References:
  • Deposit:: GILLERMAN, E., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL PELONCILLO MOUNTAINS, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, AND COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 57, P 102-103
  • Deposit:: DALE, V. B., AND MCKINNEY, W. A., 1959, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU MINES, REPT. INV. 5517, P 25-26
  • Deposit:: ARMSTRONG, A.K., SILBERMAN, M.L., TODD, V.R., HOGGATT, W.C., AND CARTEN, R.B., 1978 NMBMMR CIRC 158, P. 11
  • Deposit:: DREWES, H., AND THORMAN, C.H., 1980 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1221
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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