Mine detail: Hornet Mine

Previously called 'Hornet Group: Claims Patented In 1892 and 1893BonanzaNabobFirst Northwest Extension Hornet'

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Location

Lat / long:

31.89681, -108.42533

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Zinc, Lead
Secondary:	Copper, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Limonite, Pyrite
Orebody form:	PINCH AND SWELL
Discovery year:	1877

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1882
Last production ended:	1958

Geology

Host rock:	U-Bar Formation
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Andesite

References

MRDS	D009760
DEP	10101823
Reference	{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 335-337}{Deposit:: LASKY, S.G., 1938 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 33, NO 4, P. 365-389}{Deposit:: LASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, P. 91}{Deposit:: ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, P. 19-22, PLATE 1}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}{Production:: AGGREGATED USBM PRODUCTION RECORDS.}
Reporter	Menzie, David