| Location: | Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 32.91567, -107.72282 |
| dep_id: | 10011741 |
| mrds_id: | D006850 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Silver, Lead |
| Trace mineral: | Copper, Gold, Zinc |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Polybasite, Sphalerite |
| gangue: | Calcite, Quartz, Talc |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Surface/Underground |
| alteration: | Silicification Of Dolomite Sealed Vein For Later Ore Deposition. |
| conc_proc: | Leaching, Oxidation And Secondary Enrichment |
| ore_ctrl: | Mineralized Hot Solutions Were Channeled Along Faults And Localized By Overlying Impermeable Shale. |
| Reporter: | Menzie, David |
| hrock_unit: | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| hrock_type: | Dolomite |
| arock_type: | Monzonite |
| Structure: | Ladron Fault Trends N30w And Is Cut By Smaller Northeast Trending Fault. Paleozoic Sediments Were Slightly Folded Prior To Ore Deposition Forming Small Anticlines And Breccias Beneath Shale Where Replacement Deposits Formed. |
| yfp_ba: | < |
| Year first produced: | 1885 |
| yr_lst_prd: | 1922 |
| disc_yr: | 1880 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103
- Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1975 USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 75-108, P.17
- Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
- Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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