109'
Drafted by K.Perker
0Approximate extent
42
of district ~r a r e a .
N u m b e r s refer t o Table I.
Silver and G o l d O c c u r r e n c e s in New M e x i c o
by
R o b e r t M m N o r t h8 V i r g i n i a T: McLemore
6984
I
I
I
I
I Preciousmetalproductioninlother modities I ~ v p e I
I
troy
ounces
I produced/
(present ) I of
I
ldeposit I
I (estimated)
reported/
I
I
I
1
I
1Gold
I Silver
I
I
I
I
I
District
(Maises)
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
12. Tijeras Canyon
I
I
I
I
I
I
42.4
ICATRON
C
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~
I
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I
I
I
I
I
-1
I
I
I
I CIBOW
I
I
CDUS@!?-"-
I
I
1
I
I
I
-
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I-
I
I"-
-
I
I
COUNTY
I
I
I
I"
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
6. Cimmaroncito
I
(100)
I
I
I
I
I
I
17. ElizabethtmI Baldy
I
I
I
I
I
IDONAANA
I
i
I
I
I
I
I
(471,400)
I
I
I
COUNTY
I
I 8. Black
Mountain
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
19. Dona Ana
I Mountains
I
I
I
I 10. Northern
I
Franklin
I
Mountains
I
I
I
I
111. organ
Mountains
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
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I
(5,700)
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I
I
I
I
I
I
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I
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I
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I
I
I
I
Cu
(m)
I
(5,000)
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
-
I
I
4
Ag, Cu, Pb(W)11,2,
I
I Ag,
I
-
Cu
I
I
I Pb, Jarosite
I As)
Ba,
I
I
I
I
(750,000) I Zn, Pb, Cu, F,
I
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I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I-"
e
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I
I
I
1
1
-1.
I
I
I 3, 8 IVeins in Precambrian rocks camonly at the I Seager, 1981; Dunham, 1935 I
I
lcontactofdioritedikesandgranite.IrI
I
I
lregularveindepositsalong a normalfault
I
I
I
lbetweenPrecambriangraniteandOrdovician
I
I
I
IElPasoLimestonewithminorreplacementin
I
I
I
I theElPasoLimestone.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
1 2
I
I
I
(F,
I
I
I
I
IVeins filling fissures in Silurian Fusselman
I Dunham, 1935;
lDolomite and along its disconformable I contact
Matheny, 1983
lwith overlying Devonian Canutillo Formation.
I
I
I
I
I
1 7
I
I
IVeins at the contact of silicified rhyolite
I Seager and others, 1976;
landalteredOligoceneCleofasAndesite.
1935 I Dunham,
I
I
I
replacement.
I
IMinor
I
I
Kelleyand
'
I
1
I
I
I
I
I
I 3, 4 !Replacement deposits in Ordovician Montoya
I Seager, 1981; Dunham, 1935; I
IGroup, Silurian Fusselrnan Dolomite, PennsylI Albritton and Nelson, 1943;I
I
I (w)
I
I
lvanian
Lead
Camp
Limestone,
and
Permian
HuecoI
Dale
and
McKinney,
1959
I
Tertiary
I
faults,
lFomtion
by localized
I
the
I in
and,
I quartz-mnzonite
dikes,
I
overlying
with
contact
I the IFusselman,
near
I
I Shale.
Percha
!Devonian
Lessvein
important
I
in
fissures
and
I faults ldeposits
in
Paleomic
I
batholith
Oligocene
Organ
I the I sediments
and
I
I
(dominately
quartz-monzonite)
I complex
, and
I Organ
the I
in lsilverbearing
pegmatites
I
I
inKelley
Pre-1& Northrop, 1975;
I Fulp and Woodward, 1981;
I McLemore, 198233, 1983a;
U.S.
I Bureau of Mines Mineral
I Yearbooks
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
-1.
I
lskam deposits in Pennsylvanian limestones
I Pettit, 1946; Lindgren and I
I adjacent to Oligocene quartz-monzonite
I
I others, 1910
Iporphyry dikes.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I"
-14 ;VeinsfillingfissuresinOligocenequartzand
Read,
1972;
1
I Clark
!diorite sills and also in Cretaceous I Pierre
Pettit,1946;Lee,1916;
I
]Shale. Minor skarn deposits in calcareousLindgren and others, 1910 I
I shale bedsin the Pierre Shale. Placers DaleandMcKinney,1959
I
]in dry washes and Moreno Creek f rderived
m I
I
I the lode deposits
I
I
I
I
I
'I'
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I
I
I
I
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I
I
I
of
Mines
I U.S. Bureau
in shear1
Yearbooks
Mineral
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I
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I
I
I
I
i
I
I aplite,granitegneiss,andporphyritic
I
I
I
-
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I"
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I
I
I
I
I
I
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1
I
I
I
I
'I"
I Ferguson, 1927: Ratte, 1981; I
I'Veins filling faults cutting Oligocene
rhyolite
and
quartz
latite
tuffs,
I Collins,
1957
I
I andesites,
breccia,
and
volcaniclastic
minor
I
1
I rhyolites,
fracture
ring
the
the
of
zone
in
I
I
I rhyolites,
1
I
I Bursum
I
1
I
'I'
-I
I
I Ratteandothers,1979;
I
I'Veins filling faults and fissures cutting
Oligocene andesites, tuffs, rhyolites, andI Ratte and Gaskill, 19715;
I
voliclastic
sediments
in
the
ring
fracture
I
Gillerman,
1964;
U.S.
Bureau1
I
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Yearkoks I
1 mne of the Bursum caldera.
I
I
I
I
I
'I'
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I
'I'
I
I
I Stratabound sedimentary copper deposits in 1 Soule, 1956; Gcddard, 1966;I
I Fulp & -ward,1981;
I
I in Permian Ab0 Formation. Veins filling
faults
and
fissures
in
Precambrian
I
Lindgren
and
others,
1910;
I
I
I aplite. Disseminated mineralization
I zone in Precambrianprohyriticaplite.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
(100)
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I
I
I
References
I1
I a,F, Pb (U, V, I 6, 8
I
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(600)
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I
I
I
I
I
'
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I
I
I cu
-
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
(1,000)
I
I
I
I
I
I 2
I Ba)
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
ICOLFAX
249
I
I
I
I
I
I Au, C
u
, F, Te
I
I
I2
I
I
I
I
6, 8 I'Veins and small stratiform ore bodies
I canibrian Ti jeras greenstone. Stratabound
Ab0
I sedimentary copper deposits in Permian
I Formation.
I
I
I
Description
Myers andMcky, 1970; FulpI
Cambrian schist, phyllite, and granite gneiss1
I
I
I
I
I
I
. Ba-F-Pb veins I in1
U.S.
and
others,
1982,
I ( "Sevilleta metarhyolitie")
Bureauof'MinesMineral
I Pennsylvanian Sandia and Madera Formations.
I Yearbooks
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caldera.
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Zuni
Mountains
15.
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I
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I
Ba)
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I
I"
I
15,680,624
117,377,284
I Cu, Pb, U
1(6,000,000)
I (20,000,000+)I
I
I
I
I
I
I
14. Wilcox
1,093
I
I
I
II
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I
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I
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Ibatholith.
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(Maises)
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112.Potrillo
I Mountains
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I
San
Andrecito
I 13.
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I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
Andres
114.
San
1I
I
-
I
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I
-
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
IEDDY CoUNTy
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115.
Lone
Eagle
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I
116. Tfm Ladies
I Prospect
I
I
I
I
I
-
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I
117.
Alum
Mountain
I River)
(Gila
I
I
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I
I
I
I
I 1
I
I
I
'I
I 1,260
I ( 2,000+)
I
I
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Bayard
I
I
I
I
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I
(Bullards
Peak)
I
I
I
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I
I
I
5
120. Bound Ranch
I
I
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I
I
-
I
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I 22.
Carpenter
I
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I
(mrtz)
I
Chloride
FlatI 23.
I
I
I
I
98.06
I
I
0.4
I
I
I
I
I 25 Eureka
County)
I (Hidalgo
I
a
I
I
I
-
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
""I
(Ag, Cu, Pb)
I 3, 7
I
-
I (Ba,
As)
Pb
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
the
I
I
I 7
breccia
collapse
I in
Yates
I
I
I
I
I Alum
1 2
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I 1,847,198 I Cu, Pb, Zn, V
I (6,500,000) I
I
I
I
I
Iw
I
I 4,095
I (Co,Ni,U,Bi,
I (1,286,000) 1 Mo, Zn, Pb,
I
I
I
I
I
I
Cu)
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
-
I
I
I
I
I
I
I"
"
I
W, F (Au, U)
I
I
I
I
3,175.27
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
-
296,086
I
I
I
I
I
I
I Dunham,1935;Jenkins,1977
I
I
I
I Dunham,
1935
I
I
1
I
I
I
I
I
I
I Dunham, 1935; Bachman and
I
I
I
I
I
I Soule,
1956;
Motts,
1962
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
IHighly
altered
Oligocene
andesite
with
I of -precious
metals.
I
I
I 2
I
1
1 Myers, 1969
I
shms
I
I Ratte
and
others,
1979;
I H m r d , 1967: Ratte
1936
I
I
I
I
I
I
1
1-
IVeinsfillingfissuresandfaultsinPrecamI
lbrian quartz-diorite gneiss and granite near I
I
Cretaceous-Lower
(Upper
contact
with
I the
I
ITertiary) W i n Peaks Monzonite Poq5hyx-y
I stock.
Mineralization
Late
CretaceousI
Tertiary
I Early
(Laramide)
I
I
1959
1
.
I
I
I
I
I
and
Gaskill, 1975
I
I
Richter and Lawrence, 1983; I
Jones
and
others,
1967;
1
Lasky,
I
GillermanandWhitebread,
1956; Von Bargen, 1979;
Richter and Lawrence,
1983;
Gillerman, 1964; Hedlund,
1978f;
U.
S. Bureau
JYines
of
Mineral
Yearbooks;
and
Dale
McKinney,
I
I
8(?) IVeins filling faults and fissures in Precam- I G i l l e m , 1952; 1964;
granite
lbrian
Richter
1978b;
I Hedlund,
I
and!
Dale
1983;
Lawrence,
I and
I McKinney, 1959
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
1
I
I
I
lPorphyry copper deposit in Paleocene quartzI Richter and Lawrence, 1983;
lmnzonite
porphyry
of
Tyrone
and
veins
fillI Gillerman,
1970;
Paige,
fissures
ling
shears
and
in Precambrian
granI 1922;
Kolessar,
1982;
adjacent
I ite
toTertiary
the
stock.
I Hedlund,
1978a,
d & f
I
I
"I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I Hill,
1946;
Hedlund,
1977
I
1
I
I
I
I
1
I Pb
I
]Supergene-enriched replacement deposits in I Richter and Lawrence, 1983;I
4 ISilurian Fusselman Dolomite near the contact I Cunningham, 1974; Entwistle,l
I
I
I 1938, 1944; U.
S . Bureau of I
I
Shale.
Percha
I Devonian
overlying
Iwith
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I
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Mines
I of
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I
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Izn,
Pb,
Cu, Aul
Ag,
I Skam and replacement deposits in PennsylvaI Richter and Lawrence, 1983;
I
I nian Oswaldo Formation adjacent
to the LowerI Jones and others, 1967;
I
I
I 4
ITertiary Copper Flat stock.
I Mullen and Storms, 1948
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I Cu, Pb, As, Zn I 4
I Skarnandreplacementdepositsinlimestone
I Lasky,1947;Zeller,1970;
I
1
"
1
"
8,018
I
I
I North, in preparation
I
I
IVeins
filling
faults
in
Ordovician
Montoya
I
Dolomite
Fusselman
Silurian
1 3 and
IFormation
I Some1 bodies.
replacement
I irregular
l w i t h some
dikes.andesite
I
alonglocalized
I also [deposits
93,497
I
I
II
I
I
I Cu, Pb,Zn
References
I
IReplacement
of
carbonate
and
open-space
fillI ing
the inof
dolomite
IPenrmian
Formation.
P e m i n Yates
ldeposits
favorable
in depth.
beds
at
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I
Isandstone
1
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I 3, 4 IVeins filling faults and locally replacement
I
I
I
I Stratabound
sedimentary
copper
deposit
in
I
I
I
I
I (>10,000,000)I Cu, Mo, Pb, Zn, I 3, 5
I
I turquoise, F
I
I
I
I
IIrregular replacement deposit in Silurian
lFusselmanDolaniteadjacentto a high angle
I normal
fault.
I
6
of
I
I
1
I
I
I
I
(u)
I
21
4
I
Formation.
I
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I
I Pb
(Zn,
Ag)
-
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
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by
- faults.
IVeins
filling
fissures
Cambrian
in
Bliss
IsandstoneandOrdovicianElPasoLimestone.
I
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124.
Copper
Flat
I
localized
I FormationIHueco
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I
troy
ounces
I prcduced/(present)I of
I
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I
ldeposit I
Description
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I a Cretaceous-Tertiary monzonite stock. 1 Yearbooks
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of
Mines
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(Alaises)
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I
troy
ounces
I produced/( present)I of
I reported/( estimated)
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ldeposit
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308.43
I (>1,000)
Fleming
127.
I
54.77
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to
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of
I
I
I
porphyry
lgrandiorite
IHanover-Fierro pluton, cmonly localized
I b y faults.
I
I
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in Cretaceous BearI Richter and Lawrence, ;1983
I
I tooth Quartzite. Veins filling fissures in
1 Cunningham, 1974;U.S. Bureau!
lprecambrian
qranite. Yearbooks
Mineral
Mines I of
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8Precanibrian
of
Itact
hornblende
gneiss
with
I granite.
I
granite
and
at
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(12,00@)
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I Rock)
(Red
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I (135,000)
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138.
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i
CU,
pb, Zn, (F)
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1,533,041
i
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1,019
(2,500)
I
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(Th, Zn)
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1
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I Cu, Pb,Zn(F,
I Mn, u, T h )
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
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I
1,296
"I
I
Ffb
(u)
I
l6
I
I
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and Lawrence, 11983
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1
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I
I
basic
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I
I Elston, 1957; McAnulty, 19781
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I
I
1
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I
I
I
I
I
'I
'I'
filling fissures in quartz-monzonite I Richter and Lawrence, 11983
I
Altos stock (Late Cretaceous) andI Koschmann and Bergendahl, I
Cretaceous diorite porphyries ande
and I 1968: Jones and Others, I
1970; Paise, 1911; Dale and
breccias. Replacement deposits in I PennI
1, 3,4 iveins
IPinos
ILate
I
I site
I
lsylvanian
I
Inorthwest
I
I from lderived
I
1
"
I
Cu, M
o (Zn)
I 5
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I
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I (>2,500,000) I
I
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I
2.0
IVeins filling faults in Precambrian granite
at
I
Zn, Pb,Cu (W)
I
I
I
1 3
[Veins
in small faults
and
breccia
zones
in
I part
upper
lthe
Silurian
of the
withcontact the
I
near
Dolomite
I Fusselman
I
1 overlyingDevonianPerchaShale.MineralizaI
Ition is restricted to a small fault block.
I
I
I
I
I
I
theRichter
con- and Lawrence, ;1983
I
Hedlund, 1978~:
U.S. Bureau I
of Mines Mineral YearbooksI
8
I
I
I
307.48
(1,000)
lAg, Cu, Pb, Zn ( U ) 1
Precambri-1
I with
graniteofcontact
theI
I
dikes.
I
IF,
Pb,
As
I (zn)
I
I
I
I
I
I
-
I
I Pratt, 1967; H m r d , 1967
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1
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I Irregular oxidized bodies in Silurian Fussel-I Richter and Lawrence, 1983;
I
!man Dolamitelocalized by contact with over- I Jones and others,
1967
1
I lying Devonian Peacha Shale and Paleocene
I
I
I grandiorite-prphyry
dikes.
I
I
I
I
I
I (>100,000) I
I
I
Malone
131.
I
I
References
I
I Cu, Pb
I
I
I
-1
-
I
I
10,360
(300,000)
I
I
I
Description
I 4
I Skam deposits chiefly in the Tierra BlancaI
IMmiber (Hanover Limestone) of the Mississip
I Forrester, 1972,Abrmon,
I
I 1981; Jones and others, 196
lpian Lake Valley Formation and the PennsylI
adjacent
Formation
I Oswaldolvanian
I
I Paleocene the
I
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I
129. Gold Hill
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Cu, Zn, Pb, Fe
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I
I
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I
I
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i ( >5,000,000) I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
1959
Magdalena Group limestones west
and
I McKinney,
of the Pinos
~ t o s
stock. Placers I
I
1
I
lPorphyry copper deposit in Paleocene
I S a n t a Rita quartz-monzonite stock.
I
I
I
I
I
I
'I'
'I
I Jones and others, 1967; I
IKoschmannandBergendahi,
I1968; Rose and Ballrosser,
I 1966
I-
IVeinsandirregularreplacmentdeposits
Biggerstaff, 1974; Griggs
lfilling faults in Oligocene volcanic rocks.
and Wagner, 1966: Richter
Lawrence,
and 1983:
1
1978
McAnulty,
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
Richter and Lawrence, 11983 I
Beartooth McAnulty, 1978;U.S. Bureau I
of Mines Mineral Yearbooks
; I
I
I Hewitt, 1959
IVeins
filling
faults
and
fissures
in
PrecamIbrian granite and Cretaceous
I Quartzite.
I
I
I
I
IVeinsfillingfaultsandfissuresinPrecamI
I Richter and Lawrence, 11983;
lbrian granite and along the contact between
Gillerman,
1953,
1964;
I
I
I
lgranite
I"
and
early
Tertiary
rhyolite
dikes.
Hedlund, 1978e: Howard, 19671
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
!Stratabound sedimentary copper
I sandstones of Triassic Santa
I
I
I
I"
deposits in
Soule,
1956,
McLemre,
Rosa Formation.
1983a; H m r d , 1967
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
District
(Aliases)
I
I
I
COUNTY
I
I
I39. Bueyeros
Prospects
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I
I
I
I40 Gallegos
e
I
I
I
IHIDALG~
COUNTY
141.
Apache
#2
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142.
Big
Hatchet
Mountains
I
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143.
Franont
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IGranite
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I 46. Kimball
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I47. Lordsburg
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I48. McGhee
I49. Rincon
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Sylvanite
I 50.
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(1,500)
I 223,709
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(Au)
(Cu, Ag,
Au)
west
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I 13,
Cu,
Pb,
Bi
(16,000)
I
I
Description
I
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I
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I
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I
lGold values reported in quartz stringers1 Harley,
in
1940
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I (500,000)
I
IAu,
Pb,
I
(F)
I
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I
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'I
'
I 2
I
I
I
'I'
I 3
I
I
I
I
I
ISkarn
deposits
limestones
in
the
of
IMineral Yearbooks; Deal and
I
I
I
I
I Elston,
1965;
Zeller,
1975
I
I
I
I Grismld,1961;Strongin,
I 1957
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I
I
I
I
I
1
I
I
I
I
I
I
IVeins filling fissuresin Oligocene Oak Creek1 Elston, 1965; Zeller and I
Pennsylvanian-Permian
and
ITuff
Horquilla
and
I Deal
1965;
Alper,
I
I Limestone.
I
1978 I others,
I
I
'I
Cu, Zn (W)I 3, 4
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I
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I Pb, Cu, Zn
I (400,000) I
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I
I2
1
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I
I
I
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I
I
I
I Harley, 1940; Everett, 1953
I
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I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I Peterson,
1976;
Howard,
I
11967; U.S. Bureau of Mines I
I
I 2 (?)
lbasalt north and west of Bueyeros.
I
I
I
I
I
I 1, 6 IPlacersreportedingravelsofUteCreek.
inI reported
copper
sedimentary
IStratabound
rocks
I
ITriassic
of Gallagos.
I
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I
I
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I
4
I Pb, Cu
References
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deposit
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I of
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[Cretaceous
Formation
Mojado
U-Bar
and
I
Formation
adjacent to Oligocene monzonite
I
I
I
Iporphyry.
deposits
filling
lothers,
vein
faults
Minor
1978
I rocks.
I fissuresland
volcanic
Tertiary in
I
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I
I
I
I
I Pb,
Zn,
Ag
I 4
lSmall
replacement
bodies
the
in
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I Pennsylvanian-Permian
Limestone.
Horquilla
I
I
I
I
I
"I
(10,000) I Pb,Zn, Cu, U
I 3
]Veins
filling
faults
in limestoneunitand
I
I
red
bed
unit
of
Cretaceous
Howell's Ridge
I
I
I
Formation,
minor
replacement
of limestone.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
-
IWe
I produced/
(present)
1
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I (125,000)
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troy
I reported/(
estimated)
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I Gold
I Silver
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I
I
I
I
GNIDRAH
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I
I
I
.I'
I
IVeins and replacement deposits in Ordovician
I
I Richter and Lawrence, 1983;
[El Paso Group, Mississippian EscabrosaI Drewes andThoman, 1980b;
I
I Limestone, and Pennsylvanian Horquilla
Lime I Gillennan, 1958; Dale and
I stone adjacent to Oligocene quartz 1959
I McKinney,
Imonzonite.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
'I'
I
IVeins filling faults and fissures in Oligo- I Enders, 1981; Young, 1982; I
Icene volcanic rocks, mainly rhyolite tuff
and and Lawrence, 1983 I
I Richter
Iandesite.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I'
I
'
IVeins filling fissures and. faults in the conI
I Lasky, 1938; Richter and
Itact zone between Late Cretaceous andesite
Lawrence,
1983;
T
h
o
r
n
and
I
I
I flaws and grancdiorite-porphyry intrusive.I Drewes, 1978
I
IVeins are found both
in the volcanics and the
I
I intrusive.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
'I'
'I
'I'
'I
I I
I Pb, Cu, Au
I 4
IReplacement deposits in Cretaceous Carbonate
I Richter and Lawrence, 1983;I
lesser extent, PennI
I (200,000) I
I
IHill Limestone and a to
I Drewes andThoman, 198ma I
to
I
I
I
I
I sylvanian Horquilla Limestone adjacent
I
I
I
I
I
I
Idikes and sills of Oligocene felsic rocks.
I
I
I
I
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I
IMinor veinsin Cretaceous/Tertiary volcanic I
I
I
I
I
I
I rocks.
I
I
I
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I
I
I
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I
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I
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I
'I'
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'I
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I Au
Cu, Pb,
o r n , 1980a; I
1 4
IReplacement deposits in Pennsylvanian-Permian1 DrewesT h and
I Soule, 1972; Elston, 1965
I
I
I (>10,000) I
I
IHorquilla Limestone localized- by minor
I
I
I
I
I
I
I faults.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
'I'
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I (3-1
Pb,
, W
I 3, 4 ISkam deposits in Cretaceous Hell-To-Finish
I Lasky, 1947; Zeller, 1970; I
I 1,971
I 27,454
I
I
IFormation
Cretaceous-Tertiary
adjacent
to
I Howard,
1967
I
I (2,500)
I (35,000) I
fill-monzonite.
veins
I quartz lmonzonite
and
I
I
I
con- I
the along
I andmonzonitein I faults I ing
I
I
I
I
their
I
and
Cretaceous-Tertiary
dikes
I of
I tacts
I
I
I
I
I
I
lhost
monmonzonite-quartz
rocks (mainly
I
I
I
I
I
I
I zonite).
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District
(Aliases)
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I
troy
ounces
I
Iproduced/( present) Iof
I reported/( estimated)
I
ldeposit I
I
COUNTY
I
I
II
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Capitan
52.
Mountains
Prospects
I Silver
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I
-
I
I
124
-
I
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1858.53
(8500)
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136
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I (15,000)
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(u)
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I Fe)
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Description
6
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18,193
156. Schelerville
I
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157.White
Oaks
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ILUNA COUNTY
I
I
158.
Carrizalillo
I
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159.COOke'sPeak
I
I
I
I
I
I
I6a. Florida
I Mountains
I
I
I
I
I
161.OldHadley
I
I
I
-
817.38
(163,000)
I
larkoses and limestones
I Formation.
of
the
Permian
Ab0
-
I
-
I
I
I
(30)
I
I
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I
I
I
888
I
I
I
I
-
I
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Au
I (u, "4
I
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65,287
I Pb,Zn,
I
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8,034
I Pb, Cu, Ba, F
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
1 2
iveins
filling
faults
and
fissures
I
lower
andesite,
lrhyolite
and
tuff,
welded
ISame sediments.
I Cretaceous
533
I Pb,Zn,
I
I
I
I 4
I
I
I
1
I
I
(Ba) I
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I
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and
i
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I
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I Loring, 1980
I
.
I
.
I
IReplacementdepositsinSilurianFusselman
IDolomitelocalizednearthecontactofoverI lying Devonian Percha Shale adjacent to the
IEocene-Oligocene Cooke's Peak granodiorite
I stock.
19791
Grismld,1959;Lindgrenandl
others, 19101; Granger, 1974;
I
U.S BureauofMines
I
Minerals Yearbooks; Chapin I
arad
1975
others,
I
I
I by
I
I
I
I
1
I
I
I
I
1 Silurian Fusselman Dolomite, and
Precdrian I Brown 1983;U.S. Bureau of I
!hornfels and quartz syenite.
I Mines Minerals Yearbooks
I
I Grismld,1961;Clemons,
I 1982;
1984;
Clemons
and
I
1
IVeinsfillingfissuresparallelingfaultsin
I Ebcene-OligoceneMachopyroxeneandesite.
i
I
I
2
I
I
I
I Zn,
Pb, Cu
I (u, m, w)
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
others,
I
I 3, 7 IVeinsfillingfaultsandfissuresinEocene
I
IStarvation
Draw
M
&
r
(
Formation),
Rubio
Peak
I
02
i
and
in Tertiary1 Grismld,1961;Bromfield
1961
Wrucke,
I and
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
"I
I
I
I
I
I
150 ( ? )
(F)
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
Cu
I
I
I
I
2
localized
I
veins
andesite.cutting
I
dikes rhyolite
I
I
I
iMineraliationfillingfaults,fissures?and
!breccias in Oligocene monzonite, monzonite
I
I
1 porphyry,lamprophyredikes,andvolcanic
I
I rocks and Cretaceous Mesa Verde Group shale
I sandstone.
1 and
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
Veins localized along contacts between Terti-1
Grismld, 1959; Weber 1964;I
I
ary volcanic rocks and Tertiary diorite I and
Seagerstrm
syenite
1
I
I Cu, Pb,W,Fe
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
3.33
I
I
'Iron vein deposits
in Tertiary intrusives and! McLemore, 1983a, Kelley,
iron skarn deposits in Permian sedimentary
I 1949
rocks adjacent to Tertiary instrusive. Se- I
lected samples assay as high as R1.62 Iounces/
(21 'ton
ppm) silver.
I
4
dikes.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I Wmton, 1933
I
I
I
I Fe, Cu (Pb, Zn) 11,3,4 IVein and disseminated deposits in Oligocene I Grismld, 1959; Segerstrom I
I
lmnzoniteporphyry. Skam depositsinlimeI andRyberg,1974; U.S.
1
I stone beds of the PermianSan Andres Forma- I Bureau of Mines Minerals I
1
I
I tion
adjacent
to
Oligocene
intrusives.
1 Yearbooks;
Chapin
and
I
I
!Placer-gold
largely
derived
deposits
f r m the I 1975
others,
I
deposits. I
Ivein
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
1
I
I cu, ~ b ,Zn ( ~ 0 ) I 1, 2 IMineralization filling faults, fissures, and i Thmpson, 1973; Segerstrom i
I
I
Ibreccia
pipes
Oligocene
in
Sierra
Blanca
vol1 and
others,
1979;
Grismld, I
I
I
(andesite-flow
I canicsbreccias)
stock
Rialto
1967
Howard,
I 1959:
I
I (alkali syenite), Bonito Lake stock (biotite
I
I
syenite), and Cretaceous Mesaverde Group I
I
shales and sandstones adjacent to theI Vera
I
Cruz laccolith (alaskite)
. Placers derived I
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I
I
I
I
I
I
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I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
1
I Stratabound sedimentary copper deposits I in
Soule,1956;Laskyand
f r m lodes.
I
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I
I
References
1
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Jicarilla
54.
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I
I
I
I
I
4
ISkarn
deposits
in
Mississippian
IEscabrosaLimestoneandLowerPennsylvanian
I limestone
adjacent
Eocene
to
Tres
Hermanas
I quartz-monzonite
stock.
I-
I
i
I
I
Jicha,1954;Zoring
1 Loring, 1980
I
and
I
I
I
I
I Grismld,
1961;
Balk,
1962;
I U.S. BureauofMines
I
I
I
I
I
I Minerals
Yearbooks;
Chapin
1975others,
I and
I
I
I
I
I
I
District
(Aliases)
I
I
I
I
I Precious
metal
production
lother
commodities
troy
ounces
Iproduced/
(present)
estimated)
I reported/(
I
I
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I Gold
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I
I
I
I
I Silver
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ldeposit I
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I
(Jarilla)
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16,500
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, Zn (U)
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others,
1958;
McLemore,
I 1983a;Howard,1967; U.S.
I Bureau
Minerals
of Mines
I Yearbooks
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rocks.
IVeins in Precambrian
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i Skam deposits in PennsylvanianGobblerand
Borcita
Formations
!La
Eocene
adjacent
to
mnzonite-quartz-monmniie stock. Placers
deposits.
lodefrom
derived
1, 4
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I N O M , Schmitt
1982:
and
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I 1975
others,
Copper and lead deposits
w i t h minor associ- I Jerme and others, 1965;
ated silverin sandstones and shales of
I Soule,1956;McLemore,
Permian Abo Formation. In general, the
I 1983a; Howard, 1967; U.S.
copper ores contain little lead, the Ilead
Bureau of Mines Minerials
ores little copper.
1 Yearbooks
Stratabound sedimentary copper depositsin
Permain Abo Formation.
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Ab0 Formation.
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Cu
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1940
from
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lodes*
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!Strataboundsedimentarycopperdepositsin
larkoses
and
shales
of the
PennsylvanianIPermianSangredeCristoFormation.
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References
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in
lenses
Precamveins
and
in
derived
I metasediments.
Placers
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Description
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shaly sandstone of Triassic Chinle Formation.
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Stratabound sedimentary copper deposits in I Soule, 1956; Bingler, 1968 I
conglomerate and conglomeretic
sandstone
of
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Formation.
Chinle
Triassic
basal the
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Veins in Precambrian Moppin metavolcanic
I Bingler, 1968; Wobus #and
I series.
I1982
Manley,
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Placers in sand and gravel deposits
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of
the
Rio Chama.
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Stratabound sedimentary copper deposits IinSoule, 1956; Bingler, 1968:I
sandstones of the middle Permian Cultler
I Smith and others,1961
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Formation.
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a
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(10,000)
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conglomerates
arkosic
and
of the
I shales
Permian Abo Formation.
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C
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, Pb
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Veins in Precarribrian Moppin metavolcanic
series.Placerdeposits
in gravels of
I Placer Creek.
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Jemez
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f a u l t s and f i s s u r e s i n Precambrian Sandia
Granite and Pennsylvanian Madera and Sandia
F o m t i o n s P Pacer-gold deposits.
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Craw Butte
( E l Cuervo)
Prospects
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Cu, Pb, Zn,
turquoise (u)
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massive
s u l f i ddee p o s iitns
lmetamorphosed sequence of Precambrian sublaquequs volcanic rocks and v o l c a n i c l a s i t i c
I sedirrlentary rocks. A l s o disseminated
I volcanogenic
sulfide
deposits.
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monzonite, augitelbiotite mnzonite and Espinoso volcanics and
I Cretaceous Mancos Shale.
IBarite-galena
(*silver)
veins
along
fault
lbetween P e r m i n Yeso and Triassic Chinle
IF o d t i o n s
.
!Stratabound
sedimentary
copper deposits i n
Isandstones and arkoses of the PennsylvanianIPermian Sangre de Cristo Formation.
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Elston, 1967; Chapin
and
others, 1975
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I Anderson, 1957
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I andRobertson, 1979; H a r l e y ,
I 1940; Krieger, 1932
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deposits i n
I arkose and sandstone, probably of the PennI sylwnian-Permian SanGe de C k s t o Formation.
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McLemore and Menzie, 1983
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and ~ d d l members
e
of the Triassic Chinle
Formation.
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McLemore, 1983a
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Lustig, 1957) Elston, 1967;
f i l l i n g a f a u l t c u t t i n g OligoceneCieneguillal McLemore, 1983a; Chenmeth,
Limburgite and Oligocene
Espinosa
volcanics.
I 1979
Formed
law-temperature,
near
under
surface
I
conditions.
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Mineralized quartz veins i n Precambrian g r a n - 1 Harley, 1940; Anderson,
ite. Minor stratabound
sedimentary
copper
I 1957; Soule, 1956
depoqitsin coarse sandstoneof Pennsylvan- I
ian-P'ermian Sangre
de
Cristo Formation.
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Stratabound sedimentary capper-uranium
deposits i n channel sandstones of the lmer I
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1983a
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(Cu, Pb, Ag,
Au,
zn)
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1957: Soule, 1956; McLemore,
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Veins f i l l i n gf i s s u r e si n
Precambrian pegmat i t i c granite.
Stratabound
sedimentary
copper deposits i n Pennsylvanian-Permian
Sangre de Cristo Formation.
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ociada
I 82.
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K e l l e y and Northrup, 1975;
Wells and Wooton, 1940;
Elston, 1967
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1983a; G o t t and Erickson,
1952; U.S. Bureau of Mines
Minerals Yearbooks
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Strataboundsedimentarycopperdeposits
in
sandstone,siltstone,
and limestone of the
Permian Ab0 Formation.
6, 8 Strataboundsedimentarycopperdeposits
in
ISoule, 1956; McLemore, 1983a;
sands'tones of the Triassic Chinle F o m t i o n I Woodward and others, 1974;
(Agua Zarca sandstone M e n b e r ) . Minor deposits1 Elston, 1967
i n sandstones, shales, s i l t s t o n e s , and lime- I
stones of Permian Ab0 Formation and PennsylI
vanian Madera Formation.Sane
v e i n s i n shear1
zones i n Precambrian quartz monzonite w i t h
I
weak mineralization.
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Pb, Cu, (Ba, F)
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Pb,
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andes,ite flms and f l w breccias and mnI Lindgren and Others, 1910
zonite stock. same replacement of wall rock.1
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Placers
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Santa
Fe
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Cuchillo
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Canyon
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(Las Animas)
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Springs
Hot
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Bergendahl,
I and1968;
I1967
Elston,
- monzonite
por-
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phyllite.
IAu)
and
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Madera and
in prophyry
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1934;
McMillian,
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volcanogenic
sulfide
deposits
in1
Fulp,
1982
schistIPrecambrian
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in1 Elston,1967; Wright, 1983; I
I Bachman,
and
Dale
1975;
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1959
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Ortiz
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latite
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Zn,
Ag,
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, Zn
Pb,
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lskam
deposits
Pennsylvanian
in
withcontact the I near
Limestone
IMadera
Mountain
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Cuchillo
Izonite
the
porphyry of
skarn
Minor
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dikes. rhyolite I with Iassociated
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(Tertiary
monzonite
adjacent
and
stock
CretasandI Formation
and
shales
Verde
Mesa
I ceous
I stones. Disseminated mineralization in
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Imine breccia (Mesaverde Formation and
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associated
with
lporphyry
clasts)
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filling
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from derived
placers
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References
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thelof
Madera
Formation
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Tertiary
Ito
adjacent
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]VeinsfillingfaultsinPrecambriangranite.
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I andesite, andesite, breccia and rhyolite
Iand flms.
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filling
fissures
in
Precambrian
schist.!
Harley,
1934
1Veins
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I sures in Silurian Fusselman Formation and I Mines Minerals Yearbooks
Formations.
Aleman
and
Cutter
IrI
I'Ordovician
regular
replacement
Silurian
deposits
in
Fus-I
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I lying Devonian Onante Formation.
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I'Veins filling faults and fissures in Late
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Dunn, 1982; Kuellmer, 1955I
I Cretaceous andesitic flaws of Copper Flat.
Prophyry copper deposit
in Late Cretaceous
I
Copper Flat quartz-monzonite stock. Minor
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skam and replacement deposits in Fusselman
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Dolomite. Placer deposits derivedf r m
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lodes.
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Harley, 1934: Kelley and
brecciated, iron-stained limestone of the Silver,
El
1952
Paso Group, probably Serrite Formation.
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production
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IOxidizedreplacementdepositsinMississip
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Rhyolite.
Peak
ITertiary
Mimbres
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!Veins filling breccia zones and fissures in I Jicha, 1954; Harley, 1934; I
1 Tertiary Macho Andesite.
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IFormation and Cretaceous
BacaIMineralization
Eocene
in in faults
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reported
I ation
byTertiary-1
(1979).
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mineralization.
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Ba, ( C u )
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Abo(?) Formation. Also
2
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I 1983a
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lveins
filling
Oligocene
faults
in
spears
I Formation.
Richest
material
fault
interat
I sections.
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1974
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]Veinsandirregularbodiesfilling
lopenspacesinkarstifiedCouncilSprings
IMeniberPennsylvanian
of the
Limestone.
Madera
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IMinor
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I Kottlmskiand Steenm,
I 1979
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, Pb(Zn, Ba, I 2
I u)
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lsedimentarycopperdepositsinPennsylvanian
I
]UpperMoya Sandstone. and
Also
veinsome
deposits
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I skarn
I
I sediments.
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1
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Veins filling fissures in Oligocene SpearsI Wilkinson, 1976; North, 1983
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Formation
Permian
and
I
mineralization
copper-silver
disseminated
Tuff.
Canyon
House
Oligocene
Rock in
I"
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1
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12,157
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Sandstone
I others, 1979; myerson, 19791
Form-I
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1 2
fault.
Mesa
Andesite
I Hells theI.along
I
-
Dakota
1
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IVeins filling faults between Triassic Chinle
I North,1983;Chapinand
I3
II
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4
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Ideposits.
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vein
small
I from
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I 3, 7
lveins in Paleozoic limestone and at the un-I -sky, 1932; ~
a and c I ~
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I confonmble contact between Precambrian I Harbour,
I
1970
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lgranite and overlying Canibrian Bliss Sand- I
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i (165,000) i CU,Pb, Zn (w) i 2, 4 iveinandreplacementdepositsinSilurian
I Hedlund, 1977; Harley, 1934;
I U.S. Bureau of Mines
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with
contact
I the lF'usselman
near
Dolomite
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I
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loverlying Devonian Percha Shale. Same veins
1
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Tertiary
fractures
Cam-!
McKinney,
I in
rhyolite
in
in
and
1959
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I Paso
Ordovician
Formation
El
and
Bliss
lbrian
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I
ILimestone
adjacent to rhyolite
dikes
and
I
I
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110.
Cat
Mountain
,
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(100)
(w)
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I (5,750,000) I
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2, 4 IReplacementandveindepositsinSilurian
I Hedlund,1977;Dale
IE'usselman Dolomite localized by faults and I McKinney, 1959
I
I contactI the
w iPercha
t hDevonian
overlying
I
Paleoother
deposits
IShale.
vein
Minor
in
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rocks.
I and rocks
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l~ype
) Iof
IVeinsinfissures
and faultsinOligocene
I North,1983
IHells Mesa Tuff, Sawmill Canyon Formation, I
I andalongwhiterhyolitedikesand,to
a
I
Ilesser extent, mafic dikes cutting Hells MesaI
ITuff.
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(Aliases)
Precious
metal
production
lother
carrnnodities
troy
ounces
Iproduced/
(present)
I (estimated)
reported/
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l~ype
I of
ldeposit
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Description
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References
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Ladron
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Lemitar
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Ag,
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(Zn,
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filling
fissures
Precambrian
in
IChan-berlin
and
others,
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Ag
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II
II
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w (u)
3
I3, 4
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North,
I
lstratabound sedimentary copper deposits in
Ilight-colored
siliceous
sandstones
of
the
IPermian Yeso Formation (Meseta Blanca SandI stone M e r )
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I
I
I
I
I
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rocks.
I Bachman and Harbour, 1970
b i n s filling faults and fissures in OligoI cene
Andesite.
La
Peak
Jara
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I Canyon
Tuff.
lveins
fillinq
faults
in late
Miocene
Socorro
IPeakRhyoliteandunderlyingPopotosaFormlation.sameveinsalsocutPennsylvanian
[Sandiaand Madera
Formations.
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lveins in faults cutting Oligocene south I North, 1983; Kosckrmam andI
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12,917 I Cu, Pb,Zn
1 2
lveins in faultscuttingOligocenespears
Tuff. I
Peak
Vicks I
and I Formation
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I Cu, Ag (U)
1 3
IVeinsfillingfaults
in middleTertiary
I
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I andesite.
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I
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I (750,000)
I
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IVeinsfillingfaultsbetweenPrecambrian
I granite and Paleozoic sedimentary
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#2
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I zn)
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u
, V, I 2
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.
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ITAOS
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toI Limestone
and,
Kelly
lpian
Blakstad,
1976
1942:
extent,l
a lesser
Formations
Madera I
and I inSandia
Pennsylvanian
(monzonite).
I stock
Nitt I Oligocene
lassociate
I
I
are
I ite) bodies
replacement
Generally,
I
I
lcalized by
faults.
north-trending
Also
I
deposits. I
I skarn
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'I'
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lcapirote
Precambrian
granite
and
McLemore,
11982:
meta1983a
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I
I sediments.
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I
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I
I
I
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I
I
I Cu, Pb, Ba, Ag I 3, 7 IVeins
with
minor
replacement
along
the
uncon-I
McLmore,
1982a,
1983b
I
Zn,
I (F,
u)
I
Precambrian
androcks
I formable
of
contact
I
I
I
along rocks,
sedimentary
I Paleozoic
I overlying
I
dikesI
maficPrecambrian
I
of
contact
I
lthe
1
I
I Ordovicianwithassociated
1
granite,
I intruding
I
I
I
I
dikes,
Icarbonatite
and in fissures in
I
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limestone.
I
I Paleozoic
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3,129
i (4,000,000) i Zn, Pb, Cu (F, i 3, 4 iReplacement and vein deposits in Mississip I Loughlin and Koschmam,
I
I
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I
I Bergendahl,
1968
I
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I North, 1983; Lasky, 1932
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North, 1983
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Lasky,
I Chaniberlin, 1980;
1932
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1
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IVeins
filling
fissures
Oligocene
in
andesiteI Hillard, 1969: Lasky, 1932: I
I latite flawin an intensely altered area. I North, 1983; Griffitts and I
1968Alminas,
I
I
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I
II
I
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bein, skarn and replacement depositsin M ~ S -I Lasky, 1932;North,1983
I
I
I sissippian Kelly Limestone,
m o n l y locallized by faults and veins-filling faults
I
Ibetween Precanibrian and younger rocks.
I
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I
/Mineralized quartz veins, disseminated miner-I Williams, 1982: Montgamery, I
I
Ialization, and oxidized-copper mineralization! 1953; Lindgren and others
lfilling fracturesin Precambrian Ortega
I 1910: Schilling, 196aP;U.S. I
I Quartzite.
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(Aliases)
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364.89
1129. Red River
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( (1,000)
(80)
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Ranero
Ranch
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(Rio Puerco)
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U, Ag,
Au)
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gold placer
valley. River
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3,349
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6( ?)
cu
(u)
IMineralizationinclasticplugsand
I sandstones in Triassic
Sheep
Sandstone.
Pen
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I
Yearbooks
I
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IStratabound
sedimentary
copper
deposits
in
I
I sandstones
Formation.
Chinle
of Triassic
Iof amounts
l§mall
I
of lgravels
I
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II
8/11/83
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sedimentary
copper
deposits
in
]limestones andmnglmeretes of Triassic
1Formation.
Chinle
I
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I
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I Minerals
I
I
IVeins filling shear zones in Precambrian
I greenstone.
I
I
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I
1
I
I
I Fay,1983:Soule,1956;
I
I Baldwin and Muehlberger,
I
I 1954; U. S. Bureau of Mines I
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I McLemre, 1984; field notes,
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8
I
IStratabound sedimentary copper deposits in ISoule, 1956; McLemore, 198233,
I sandstones,limestones,siltstones,and
I 1984
Ishales of the Permian Bursm, PJ30, and Yeso I
IFormations.
I
1, 6
I
I
I
IVeins filling fissures in Precambrian granite] McLemore, 1984;J. Setter,
I and greenstones.
I pers c m . , 1984
I
I
I
I
I
lVein filling faults and
shear zones in
I Maxwell and Light,
1984:
I Precambrian argillaceous metasediments. I Maxwell and Wobus,
1982;
I
I McLemore, 1984
I
I
Cu (Mol
I
I
I
24
I
ISkamorhydrothermaliron
Samples assay 0.02 oz/ton
I(0-7 plan)Au*
I deposits.
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I
IVeinS and disseminated
mineralization
in
Pre-1
Clark
and
Read,
1972;
I
I Carribrian mafic gneiss. Mineralization is of
I Restrepo, 1972; Schilling, I
age.
I Precambrian
McKinlay, and
Park I 1960;
I
I
8,148
I
I
I
I
1 8
I
I
I
I
I
I
IPlacer-gold
deposits
Recent
in
gravels
the1
Johnson,
of 1972
lRio Grande and Red River.
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References
I
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I
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I
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Description
I
I
I
I ClarkandRead,1972;
ITertiary
biotite
granite,
rhyolite,
latite,
I Schilling, 1960; Park and
I
I
Mineralization
veins.
quartz
of
I,andis
I 1948
"inlay,
I age. ITertiary
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(1,000)
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IVAzlENCIA c
-
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county) I
1136. Black Mesa
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deposits.
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Placer
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Mountains
I (Valencia County) I
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8,051
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1132. Chupadera
Iron
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Prospects
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1130. Rio Grande
I
Valley
I
lother m d i t i e s I ~ y p e I
Precious metal production
troy ounces
I
I prduced/
(present)
Iof
reported/(
estimated)
I
]deposit I
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Soule,
1956;
Johnson,
1972
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Woodward and others, 1978; I
1979; Myers and McKay,, I 197
Fulp and Woodward, 1981
I
hbodward and others, 1979 I
I
I
Maemore,
1983a;
field
I
I notes, 1981; U. S. Bureau of I
I Minerals
Mines
Yearbooks
I
Open-f'ile Report 191
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
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10
D
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Approximate 'extent of district or a r e a .
Drafted by K.Parker
42
N u m b e r sr e f etroT a b l e
1.
10
-
20
30
-
40
50 k m
Silver and G o l d Occurrences in New Mexico
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1
by
R o b e r t M, N o r t h 8r V i r g i n i a 7: M c L e m o r e
1984
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