Mine detail: Oswaldo Mine

Previously called 'Booth Group: Claims Patented In 1903OswaldoNugentCome By ChanceKing CopperGarfieldBostonVoltaireSix Eight OneAlbinoSyrenaAlfonsoIncludes Oswaldo No. 1 and No. 2 Mines'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.80955, -108.08394

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc
Secondary:	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Garnet, Magnetite, Pyrite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1944
Last production ended:	1971

Geology

Host rock:	Lake Valley Limestone;Oswaldo Formation
Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Fierro-Hanover Stock
Associated type:	Diorite

References

MRDS	D009723
DEP	10013436
Reference	{Deposit:: ANDERSON, E. C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 58}{Deposit:: HERNON, R. M., JONES, W. R., AND MOORE, S. L., 1964 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-306}{Deposit:: JONES, W. R., HERNON, R. M., AND MOORE, S. L., 1967 USGS PP 555, 144 PAGES}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Menzie, David, Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron), Long, Keith R.