Page 7 - The Geology and Ore Deposits of Sierra County, New Mexico - Bulletin 10
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CONTENTS 5 PART II, MINING DISTRICTS—Continued
The Black Range—Continued
Palomas (Hermosa) district—Continued
Mine descriptions—Continued
Wolford mine ---------------------------------------------------- 97
Future possibilities ----------------------------------------------- 97 The Black Range (Kingston) district ----------------------------- 98 Location and area ---------------------------------------------------- 98 Geology ----------------------------------------------------------------------98 Structural relations ------------------------------------------------ 99 Ore deposits ------------------------------------------------------100 Production -----------------------------------------------------------------102 Mine descriptions ---------------------------------------------------- 103 Future possibilities ------------------------------------------------ 105 Tierra Blanca (Bromide No. 1) district -----------------------------105 Location ----------------------------------------------------------106 Geology and structure ----------------------------------------------- 106 Ore deposits ___107 Production ------------------------------------------------------------------108 Mine descriptions --------------------------------------------------- 108 Lookout mine ----------------------------------------------------- 108 Log Cabin mine -----------------------------------------------110 Standard Metal Mining & Milling Co. property --------------- 110 Carpenter district -------------------------------------------------------- 110 Location and area --------------------------------------------------- 110 Geology ---------------------------------------------------------------------111 Ore deposits ---------------------------------------------------------- 111 Mine descriptions ----------------------------------------------- 111 Royal John mine -------------------------------------------------- 112 Sierra Cuchillo --------------------------------------------------- 113 Cuchillo Negro district ---------------------------------------------- 113 Location and geography ----------------------------------------- 113 Geology -------------------------------- T ------------------------------ 113 Structural relations -------------------------------------------- 115 Ore deposits ----------------------------------------------------------------116 History and production ----------------------------------------------- 116 Mine descriptions ---------------------------------------------------------118 Iron Mountain deposits ------------------------------------------ 118 Vindicator and West Contact groups ----------------------------- 118 Black Knife group ------------------------------------------------ 119 Dictator and Covington groups ----------------------------------- 120 Confidence group ---------------------------------------------- 123 Rifle Shot group ----------------------------------------------------- 123 Tin deposits -------------------------------------------------------------123 Other deposits ------------------------------------------------ 124 Future possibilities -------------------------------------------------- 124 Animas Hills ---------------------------------------------------------------------125 Hillsboro (Las Animas) mining district ----------------------------125 Location and geography ------------------------------------------ 125 Geology --------------------------------------------------------------------126 Sedimentary rocks ------------------------------------------------ 126 Montoya limestone ------------------------------------------- 126 Fusselman limestone ------------------------------------------------126 Percha shale ---------------------------------------------------- 126 Lake Valley limestone ---------------------------------------- 127 Tertiary gravels and agglomerates --------------------------127 Palomas gravel -------------------------------------------------- 127 Igneous rocks -----------------------------------------------------------127 Andesite breccia and andesite -------------------------------- 127 Latite and latite porphyry ------------------------------------- 128 Monzonite -------------------------------------------------------------129 Basic dikes ----------------------------------------------------130 Rhyolite and rhyolite tuff ------------------------------------130
