The San Simon District is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico.
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San Simon District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Simon District
Secondary: Granite Gap
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: SAN SIMON DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: SHATTUCK DENN MINING CO.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: PELONCILLO MTN. RANGE, E-W FAULT AT GRANITE GAP
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 329-331
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, E.C., 1957, THE METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES THROUGH 1954, N. MEX. BUR. OF MINES, BULL. 39, P. 88-89.
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