Location: | Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 32.9765, -107.74421 |
dep_id: | 10011706 |
mrds_id: | D006805 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Silver |
Minor mineral: | Gold, Lead, Copper |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Producer |
ore: | Anglesite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite |
gangue: | Quartz |
orebody_fm: | PINCH AND SWELL |
work_type: | Underground |
conc_proc: | Extensive Oxidation Enrichment |
ore_ctrl: | Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Localized In Fractures. |
Reporter: | Menzie, David |
hrock_type: | Granite |
Structure: | Major Faults Trend North And Minor Faults Trend Northwest To Southwest. |
Year first produced: | 1885 |
yr_lst_prd: | 1936 |
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
- Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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