Location: | Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 32.93705, -107.71671 |
dep_id: | 10011604 |
mrds_id: | D006634 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Silver, Lead, Copper |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Silver |
gangue: | Calcite, Clay, Quartz |
conc_proc: | Oxidation Enrichment |
ore_ctrl: | Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized Beneath An Impermeable Layer. |
Reporter: | Menzie, David |
hrock_unit: | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
hrock_type: | Dolomite |
arock_type: | Andesite |
Structure: | Deposit Is Bounded By Northwest Striking Picket Spring Fault And Bullion Fault And By Northeast Striking Wipit Fault. |
Year first produced: | 1885 |
disc_yr: | 1885 |
References: |
- Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 268-270
- Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-105
- Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
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