Stella Maris #1 Copper Queen ?

The Stella Maris #1 Copper Queen ? is a copper mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Stella Maris #1 Copper Queen ?  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Hidalgo

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 32.15694, -108.99861

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Stella Maris #1 Copper Queen ? MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Stella Maris #1 Copper Queen ?


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
District: San Simon


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Johnny Bull Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN PENNSYLVANIAN HORQUILLA LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO NW-TRENDING JOHNNY BULL FAULT.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 20 M. DEEP


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P.331

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL PELONCILLO MOUNTAINS, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, AND COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 57, P. 100-101


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