Mine detail: Mistletoe Mine

Previously called 'Mistletoe Or Gordon Tunnel: Helen Cross Group Patented In 1892ClaimsForresterForrester North ExtensionBirthdaySilver Ware'

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Location: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.07676, -107.18921
dep_id: 10087572
mrds_id: D007911
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead
Minor mineral: Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Clay, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: PODS AND SHOOTS
work_type: Underground
alteration: Silicified Limestone
conc_proc: Oxidation Enriched Ores Are Mostly Exhausted.
ore_ctrl: Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults And Replaced Favorable Host Rock.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Deposits Occur Near The Southern End Of Northeast Striking South Stonewall Fault.
yr_lst_prd: 1957
References:
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 241-258
  • Deposit:: LOUGHLIN, G.F., AND KOSCHMANN, A.H., 1940 USGS PP 200, 168 PAGES
  • Deposit:: TITLEY, S.R., 1959 NMGS GUIDEBOOK TENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 144-148
  • Deposit:: BLAKESTAD, R.B., JR., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-43, 127 PAGES
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