BULLETIN 3 9 The Metal Resources of New Mexico and Their Economic Features Through 1954 A revision of Bulletin 7, by Lasky and Wootton, with detailed information for the years 1932-1954 BY EUGENE CARTER ANDERSON 1957 STATE BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY E. J. Workman, President STATE BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES Alvin J. Thompson, Director THE REGENTS MEMBERS EX OFFICIO THE HONORABLE EDWIN L. MECHEM………...Governor of New Mexico MRS. GEORGIA L. LUSK ......................Superintendent of Public Instruction APPOINTED MEMBERS ROBERT W. BOTTS ....................................................................Albuquerque HOLM O. BURSUM, JR. .....................................................................Socorro THOMAS M. CRAMER .................................................................... Carlsbad JOHN N. MATHEWS, JR. ...................................................................Socorro RICHARD A. MATUSZESKI ......................................................Albuquerque Contents Page INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 Purpose and Scope of Bulletin ..................................................................................... 1 Other Reports Dealing With the Geology and Mineral Resources of New Mexico ....................................................................................................... 1 Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................... 3 HISTORICAL REVIEW ................................................................................................ 4 METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO................................................................. 10 Summary of Geology and Ore Deposits .................................................................... 10 Occurrence and Distribution of New Mexico Ore Minerals ...................................... 13 Antimony .............................................................................................................. 14 Arsenic .................................................................................................................. 14 Beryllium .............................................................................................................. 14 Bismuth ................................................................................................................. 15 Cadmium .............................................................................................................. 15 Cobalt ................................................................................................................... 15 Columbium ........................................................................................................... 15 Copper .................................................................................................................. 15 Gold ...................................................................................................................... 19 Iron ....................................................................................................................... 20 Lead ...................................................................................................................... 22 Lithium .................................................................................................................. 23 Manganese ............................................................................................................ 23 Molybdenum ......................................................................................................... 24 Nickel ................................................................................................................... 24 Silver ..................................................................................................................... 25 Tantalum ............................................................................................................... 26 Tellurium .............................................................................................................. 26 Thorium ................................................................................................................ 26 Tin ........................................................................................................................ 26 Tungsten ............................................................................................................... 26 Uranium ................................................................................................................ 27 Vanadium .............................................................................................................. 28 Zinc ....................................................................................................................... 28 Rare Earths ........................................................................................................... 29 Page MINING DISTRICTS ............................................................................................... 30 Bernalillo County ................................................................................................... 30 Tijeras Canyon District ...................................................................................... 30 Catron County ........................................................................................................ 31 Black Range (Taylor Creek) Tin District ........................................................... 31 Mogollon (Cooney) District ............................................................................... 32 Chaves County ........................................................................................................ 33 Colfax County ........................................................................................................ 34 Baldy (Ute Creek) District ................................................................................. 35 Cimarroncito District ......................................................................................... 36 Elizabethtown (Moreno) District ....................................................................... 37 Ponil District ...................................................................................................... 38 Willow Creek District ........................................................................................ 39 Curry County .......................................................................................................... 39 De Baca County ...................................................................................................... 39 Dona Ana County ................................................................................................... 39 Black Mountain-Gold Camp District ................................................................. 41 Hembrillo-San Andrecito District ...................................................................... 41 Organ District .................................................................................................... 41 Rincon Manganese District ................................................................................ 43 Other Mining Districts ....................................................................................... 44 Eddy County ........................................................................................................... 44 Grant County ........................................................................................................... 44 Black Hawk (Alhambra, Bullard's Peak) District .............................................. 45 Burro Mountains (Tyrone, Cow Springs) District .............................................. 45 Cap Rock Mountain Manganese District ........................................................... 48 Carpenter District ............................................................................................... 48 Central Area ....................................................................................................... 48 Hanover (-Fierro) District ............................................................................. 51 Bayard District .............................................................................................. 59 Santa Rita District ......................................................................................... 62 Fleming (Bear Mountain) District ...................................................................... 67 Georgetown (Mimbres) District ......................................................................... 67 Gold Hill District ............................................................................................... 67 Hachita (Eureka) District ................................................................................... 69 Lone Mountain District ...................................................................................... 69 Malone District .................................................................................................. 69 Pinos Altos District ............................................................................................ 70 Silver City District ............................................................................................