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Location
Lat / long:
33.15651, -105.84388
Resource(M)
Primary:
Copper
Secondary:
Silver
Ore:
Chalcocite, Malachite
Orebody form:
IRREGULAR
Production
Operation type:
Unknown
Deposit type:
Stratiform
Production size:
Small
Development status:
Past Producer
First production started:
1905
Last production ended:
1917
Geology
Host rock:
Yeso Formation
Host type:
Sandstone
References
MRDS
D010606
DEP
10014008
Reference
{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 1 87-190}{Deposit:: SOULE, J.H., 1956 USBM IC-7740, P.68-69}{Deposit:: OTTE, C., JR., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 50, PLATE 3}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter
Menzie, David