Mine detail: Burro Mountains District

Previously called 'Redrock CanyonPaschalOak Grove CampLittle Burro MountainsLeopoldIron GulchCow SpringsCalifornia GulchBurro PeakBurro Mountain-Gold GulchBig Burro MountainBald MountainSt. Louis CanyonSulphuret CityTyroneWest Burro Mountains'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.64042, -108.37282

Resource(B)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Manganese, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum
Tertiary:	Lead, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Bismuth
Discovery year:	1871

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	PEGMATITES, BASE METAL AND FLUORITE-GOLD MINERALIZATION
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1879
Last production ended:	1984

Geology

Structure:	MAJOR FAULTS AND FRACTURE ZONES, DIKES, PLUGS
Alteration processes:	HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION, ESPECIALLY QUARTZ-SERICITE ALTERATION

References

MRDS	D012101
DEP	60000399
Reference	{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 321-324}{Deposit:: PAIGE, S., 1922, USGS PP 122, 53 PAGES}{Deposit:: GILLERMAN, E., 1952, USGS BULL 973-F, P. 261-289}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 45-48}{Deposit:: GILLERMAN, E., 1964, NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 41-56}{Deposit:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, USBM IC-8307, P. 64}{Deposit:: GILLERMAN, E., 1970, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 21ST FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 115-122}{Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1978, USGS MAPS MF-1031, MF-1037, MF-1040, AND MF-1041}{Deposit:: KOLESSAR, J., 1982, THE TYRONE COPPER DEPOSIT, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, IN TITLEY, S.R., ED., ADVANCES IN GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS, SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA, UNIV. OF ARIZ. PRESS, TUCSON, P. 327-353}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}