The Hillsboro District is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico.
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Hillsboro District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hillsboro District
Secondary: Las Animas
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: HILLSBORO DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN/SHEAR ZONE, PLACER; OXIDIZED
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1877
Discovery Year: 1877
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: TROUGH-20 MI. WIDE; MOUNTAINS TREND N-S; CONSIDERABLE DISPLACEMENT ALONG FAULT
Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: FAULT W/2000 FT. THROW
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: CHLORITIZATION
Alteration Text: CHLORITIZATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68 P. 272-276
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 39 P. 123-124.
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