Location: | Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 32.93205, -107.72699 |
dep_id: | 10011748 |
mrds_id: | D006861 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Silver, Zinc, Lead |
Minor mineral: | Copper, Gold, Manganese |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Producer |
ore: | Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrolusite, Silver, Sphalerite, Wad |
gangue: | Calcite, Quartz |
orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
work_type: | Surface/Underground |
alteration: | Silicified Dolomite |
conc_proc: | Extensive Oxidation Enrichment |
ore_ctrl: | Mineralized Solutions Rising From Ashallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Fault Zones And Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes Beneath An Impermeable Layer. |
Reporter: | Menzie, David, Spanski, Gregory T. |
hrock_unit: | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
hrock_type: | Dolomite |
arock_type: | Monzonite,Andesite |
Structure: | Iron King Fault Strikes N 5 W And Many Smaller Faults And Fractures Trend N 60 To 65 E. |
Year first produced: | 1950 |
yr_lst_prd: | 1958 |
disc_yr: | 1950 |
References: |
- Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103
- Deposit:: FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC 8030, P.97
- Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
- Production:: L.L. FARNHAM, 1961 P.97
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