Mine detail: Stenson Mine

Previously called 'Stenson Group Patented In 1914ClaimsAlabamaGeorgiaSou Th CarolinaWestern SlopeSunny Slope'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.13013, -107.64309

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Silver
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Malachite
Gangue:	Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	PINCH AND SWELL
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1956

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Deposits Occur Within A Series Of Parallel Shear Zones Which Exten D At Least 1200 Ft. On The Surface And Range From 40-80 Ft. Thick.

References

MRDS	D010509
DEP	10087874
Reference	{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 2 89-290}{Deposit:: GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 124-125, FIG. 14}{Deposit:: BALK, C.L., 1958 ROSWELL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 11TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 47-52}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}{Deposit:: CLEMONS, R.E., 1982 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-56}
Reporter	Menzie, David