Mine detail: Pelican Mine

Previously called 'Bull DogBull Dog No. 2Woodrow WilsonThe Fraction: Claims of the Hermosa Silver Mining Co. Reported ByF.A. Jones, 1922.AlbatrossVulture All Patented In 189
*: Unpatented ClaimsCranePelican Nos. 2, 3ValleyHerefordHidden TreasureIron KingMarshallBull FrogBull Frog No. 2Hermosa Silver Mines Co. 190
*: Patented ClaimsEagle'

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Location

Lat / long:

33.16733, -107.70449

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead, Copper
Secondary:	Zinc, Gold
Ore:	Anglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Clay, Quartz, Talc
Orebody form:	PODS, SHOOTS AND POCKETS
Discovery year:	1880

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1885
Last production ended:	1952

Geology

Host rock:	Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Host type:	Shale,Siltstone,Limestone,Dolomite
Structure:	Pelican Fault Strikes N25w And Many Smaller Faults Parallel This Fault Many Smaller Faults Trending North To Northeast Intersect With The Pelican Fault.

References

MRDS	D006864
DEP	10011749
Reference	{Deposit:: JONES, F.A., 1922 HERMOSA SILVER MINES CO., PRIVATE REPORT, 26 PAGES}{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}{Deposit:: 5) NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}{Deposit:: 6) JAHNS, R.H., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 55, 6 PAGES}{Production:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 P95}
Reporter	Menzie, David