Mine detail: Buckhorn Mine

Previously called 'Wood MineRussell MineBarney Mine'

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Location: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.84431, -108.4634
dep_id: 10013908
mrds_id: D010462
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Copper, Gold
Minor mineral: Lead, Zinc, Bismuth, Tellurium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bismutite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Hell-To-Finish Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Diorite
Year first produced: 1885
yr_lst_prd: 1940
disc_yr: 1880
discr: John Doyle And M.J. Hinton
References:
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 338-341
  • Deposit:: LASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, P. 96-98
  • Deposit:: ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, P. 20, PLATE 1
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
  • Production:: AGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION DATA.
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