Location: | Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 33.16344, -107.70393 |
dep_id: | 10011742 |
mrds_id: | D006851 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Silver, Lead |
Minor mineral: | Copper, Zinc, Gold |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Embolite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite |
gangue: | Calcite, Clay, Quartz, Talc |
orebody_fm: | PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS |
work_type: | Underground |
conc_proc: | Oxidation Was Extensive And Most Oxidized Ores Were Mined Prior To 1900. |
ore_ctrl: | Mineralized Solutions Rising From A Shallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Fault Zones And Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes Beneath An Impermeable Layer. |
Reporter: | Menzie, David |
hrock_unit: | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
hrock_type: | Shale,Siltstone,Limestone,Dolomite |
Structure: | The Main Junction Of Pelican Fault With Palomas Chief Fault Occurs On These Claims. The Area Is Extensively Fractured By Faults Trending Northwest To East-West. |
Year first produced: | 1885 |
disc_yr: | 1880 |
References: |
- Deposit:: JONES, F.A., 1922 PRIVATE REPORT ON THE HERMOSA SILVER MINES CO., PLATE NO. 1
- Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.95, P.96
- Deposit:: JICHA, H.L. JR., 1954 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 49, NO 7, P.759-P.778
- Deposit:: JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMBMMR CIRC 33, 14 PAGES
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