The Steeple Rock District is a lead, copper, and zinc mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.
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Mine Info
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Steeple Rock District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Steeple Rock District
Secondary: Carlisle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: STEEPLE ROCK DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: EXPLORATION SYNDICATE, INC.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: REPLACEMENT AND VEIN
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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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. 327-328
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, NEW MEXICO BUR. OF MINES BULL. 39, P. 76-77
Reference (Deposit): USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 87 P. 143
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