Mine detail: Garfield-Butler Group 188*

Previously called 'Principal Claims: GarfieldButlerSilas'

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Location: Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.95289, -107.56588
dep_id: 10011704
mrds_id: D006803
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
Trace mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Argentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Silver, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL
work_type: Underground
alteration: Propylitized Andesite
conc_proc: Upper Portion Of Vein Was Enriched By Oxidation.
ore_ctrl: Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized In Fractures And Fissures.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_type: Monzonite
Structure: Veins Appear To Radiate From Copper Flat Monzonite Porphyry.
Year first produced: 1885
yr_lst_prd: 1941
disc_yr: 1885
References:
  • Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 125-144
  • Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
  • Production:: G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 141
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