Mine detail: La Luz Mine

Previously called 'Ruppe Mine: La Luz Group Patented In 1926La EsperanzaClara'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.20728, -106.44975

Resource(B)

Primary:	Lead, Silver
Secondary:	Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Gold, Barium-Barite
Ore:	Galena, Gold
Gangue:	Calcite, Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Other material:	Barite, Fluorite
Discovery year:	1887

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Unknown
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Slate,Quartzite,Limestone,Granite
Associated rock:	Sandia Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Numerous Northeast To Northwest-Striking Faults Are Present Near The Mine.
Tectonic:	Basin And Range

References

MRDS	D009066
DEP	10087753
Reference	{Deposit:: ELLIS, R.W., 1922 UNM BULL 108, GEOLOGICAL SERIES 3, NO 4, P. 40-41}{Deposit:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 9-10}{Deposit:: ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 29}{Deposit:: KELLEY, V.C., AND NORTHROP, S.A., 1975 NMBMMR MEM 29, P. 101-102, MAP 1}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.), Menzie, David