Socorro Peak District

The Socorro Peak District is a silver mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Socorro Peak District

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: SOCORRO PEAK DISTRICT

Land Status

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Holdings

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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
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1867
Discovery Year: 1867
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: MOUNTAINS FORMED AS VOLCANOES MONOCLINAL RANGES

Type: L
Description: VOLCANO (SOCORRO PEAK) WITH OTHER SIMILAR MTN. MASSES NORTH AND SOUTH

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION, KAOLINIZATION

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: KAOLINIZATION
Alteration Text: KAOLINIZATION

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. 239-240.

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. 144

Reference (Deposit): USGS AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO, N. MEX. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 87 P. 143

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO N. MEX. SCH. MINES BULL. 8, 139 P.

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