Mine detail: Hermosa

Previously called 'Palomas'

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Location: Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.16678, -107.72977
dep_id: 10069320
mrds_id: W006776
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead
Minor mineral: Copper, Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Copper, Galena, Iron, Silver
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR TO LENTICULAR
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Formed By Ascending Waters, Blocked By Impervious Shale, From An Intrusive Mass Below
ore_ctrl: Follows Faults And Fractures-Main Ore Bodies Found At The Intersection Of These
Reporter: Bilbey, Sue A.
hrock_unit: Palomas Formation, Gravel;Percha Formation, Shale;Sandia Formation, Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Andesite
arock_type: Andesite,Basalt
Structure: Fault-N38 Deg W, Low Angle Fold Or Arch
tectonic: Edge Of Structural Trough
Year first produced: 1880
disc_yr: 1880
References:
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 266-268
  • Deposit:: 1910 COMPILE LINDGRE
  • Production:: N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87
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