Mine detail: Chinati Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

29.80966, -104.36132

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Zinc, Lead
Ore:	Anglesite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Limonite, Smithsonite
Gangue:	Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1890-1891; 1901-1902; 1915-1916; 1935.
First production started:	1890
Last production ended:	1935

Geology

Host rock:	Mina Grande Formation
Host type:	Limestone
Alteration processes:	Silicification, Dolomitization

References

MRDS	W701351
DEP	10111565
Reference	{Deposit:: PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 928-B, 125 P.}{Deposit:: EXAMINED BY CLYDE P. ROSS, W.E. CARTWRIGHT, AND C.H. COLDWELL IN 1934}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: PRICE AND OTHERS, 1983}
Reporter	Paidakovich, Matthew E., Long, Keith R.