| Basis for focus area |
Polygons extracted and merged from National Assessment. National Assessment tract SB26. Previously categorized as Massive sulfide, Kuroko. Mining district outlines from McLemore (2017). |
| Identified resources |
None. |
| Production |
None. |
| Status |
Past exploration. |
| Estimated resources |
Unknown. |
| Geologic maps |
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (2003), scale 1:500,000. |
| Geophysical data |
Inadequate Rank 3 aeromagnetic and Rank 5 aeroradiometric coverage. |
| Favorable rocks and structures |
Felsic and mafic rocks occur within greenstone belts that make up a significant part of Proterozoic terranes in northern New Mexico. The terranes in the Burro Mountains have not been examined in detail, but could have potential for VMS deposits. |
| Deposits |
Significant deposits or prospects are not known in southwestern New Mexico. |
| Evidence from mineral occurrences |
U.S. Geological Survey National Mineral Resource Assessment Team (2002); McLemore and others (1996). |
| Geochemical evidence |
Unknown. |
| Geophysical evidence |
None. |
| Evidence from other sources |
Unknown. |
| Cover thickness and description |
Unknown. |
| Authors |
Allen K. Andersen, Deborah A. Briggs, Virginia T. McLemore. |
| New data needs |
Geological mapping, geochemical sampling. |
| Geologic mapping and modeling needs |
Detailed and alteration mapping. |
| Geophysical survey and modeling needs |
High resolution, Rank 1 aeromagnetic and aeroradiometric coverage. |
| Digital elevation data needs |
Lidar complete. |
