7
Nelia Dunbar, Director, and State Geologist. This study
was partially funded by the USGS Earth MRI Cooperative
Agreements No. G23AC00373 (mapping of Black Hawk
area) and G22AC00510 (critical minerals in mine wastes).
Thanks to Jacob Newcomer for his contribution to con-
ducting the XRD analysis, and to Sebastian Griego and
Abena Acheampong-Mensah for their assistance in per-
forming the paste pH and collecting samples.
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[1] Borden, R. (2001), “Geochemical evolution of sul-
phidebearing waste rock soils at the Bingham Canyon
mine, Utah,” Geochem Explor Environ Anal, 1, 15–22.
[2] Dale, V. B., and McKinney W. A. (1959), “Tungsten
deposits of New Mexico, U. S. Bureau of Mines,”
Report of Investigation 5517
[3] European Commission, (2009), “Reference
Document on Best Available Techniques for
Management of Tailings and Waste-Rock in Mining
Activities.” January.
[4] EPA. (1993), “Acid generation prediction,” Mining
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid
Waste Special Waste Branch 2800 Crystal Drive Crystal
City, VA 20202
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Grant County, New Mexico,” New Mex. Institute
Mining &Tech. New Mex. Bur. Mines &Min. Res.
bull. 83.
[6] Gillerman, E., and Whitebread D. H. (1953),
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Deposits in the Black Hawk District, Grant County,
New Mexico, 1009-K. US Geological Survey, Bulletin,
313.
[7] Hillebrand, W. F. (1889), “Mineral notes,” In
Colorado Sci. SOC. Proc. 3:38–47.
[8] Lapakko, K., (1990), “Regulatory Mine Waste
Characterization: A Parallel to Economic Resource
Evaluation,” Mining and Mineral Processing Wastes.
Proceedings of the Western Regional Symposium on
Mining and Mineral Processing Wastes, 31–39.
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edition): Characterization, treatment and environ-
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Characterization, Treatment and Environmental
Impacts. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.
org/10.1007/978-3-642-12419-8
[10] McAnulty, W.N. (1978), “Fluorspar in New
Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral
Resources,” Memoir 34, 64 p.
[11] McLemore, V.T., Sutphin D.M., Hack D.R., and
Pease T.C., (1996), “Mining history and mineral
resources of the Mimbres Resource area, Dona Ana,
Luna, Hidalgo, and Grant Counties, New Mexico,”
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Open File Report OF424, p. 251.
[12] McLemore, V.T. (2008), “ Potential for Laramide por-
phyry copper deposits in southwestern New Mexico,”
Geology of the Gila Wilderness-Silver City Area, 141–
149. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.141
[13] McLemore, V.T. (2020), “Critical minerals in New
Mexico work needed to realize resources,” Mining
Engineering, v. 72, no. 2, pp. 31–31, https://
me.smenet.org/abstract.cfm?preview=1&article
ID=9501&page=31
[14] McLemore, V.T. and Gysi A. (2023), “Critical min-
erals in New Mexico,” Earth Matters, winter 2023,
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/
earth matters/23/n1/em_v23_n1.pdf
[15] McLemore, V.T. and Owen E.J. (2024), “Geochemistry
of Critical Minerals in Mine Wastes In New Mexico,”
SME Annual Conference Preprint, in press.
[16] Plante, B., Bussi ere B. and Benzaazoua M. (2012),
“Static tests response on 5 Canadian hard rock mine
tailings with low net acid-generating potentials,” J.
Geochem. Explor, 114, 57–69.
[17] Richter, D.H. and Lawrence V.A. (1983), “Mineral
deposit map of the Silver City 1°×2° quadrangle,
New Mexico and Arizona “ ,U.S. Geological Survey,
Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1310-B, scale
1:250,000.
[18] Schafer WM., (2000), “Use of the net acid genera-
tion pH test for assessing risk of acid generation,” 5th
International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Vol
1. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration,
613–618.
[19] Shu, W. S., Ye Z. H., Lan C. Y., Zhang Z. Q., and
Zhang Z. Q. (2001), “Acidification of lead/zinc
mine tailings and its effect on heavy metal mobility,”
Environ. Int, 26, 389–394.
[20] Williams, F.E., (1966), “Fluorspar deposits of New
Mexico,” U. S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular
8307, 143 p.
[21] Von Bargen, D. (1993), “Minerals of the Black
Hawk district New Mexico,” Rocks &Minerals, 68:2,
96-133, DOI: 10.1080/00357529.1993.9926536
[22] Von Bargen, D. (1979), “ The silver-antimony-mer-
cury system and the mineralogy of the Black Hawk
district,New Mexico,” Unpubl. Ph.D. thesis, Purdue
Univ.
Nelia Dunbar, Director, and State Geologist. This study
was partially funded by the USGS Earth MRI Cooperative
Agreements No. G23AC00373 (mapping of Black Hawk
area) and G22AC00510 (critical minerals in mine wastes).
Thanks to Jacob Newcomer for his contribution to con-
ducting the XRD analysis, and to Sebastian Griego and
Abena Acheampong-Mensah for their assistance in per-
forming the paste pH and collecting samples.
REFERENCES
[1] Borden, R. (2001), “Geochemical evolution of sul-
phidebearing waste rock soils at the Bingham Canyon
mine, Utah,” Geochem Explor Environ Anal, 1, 15–22.
[2] Dale, V. B., and McKinney W. A. (1959), “Tungsten
deposits of New Mexico, U. S. Bureau of Mines,”
Report of Investigation 5517
[3] European Commission, (2009), “Reference
Document on Best Available Techniques for
Management of Tailings and Waste-Rock in Mining
Activities.” January.
[4] EPA. (1993), “Acid generation prediction,” Mining
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid
Waste Special Waste Branch 2800 Crystal Drive Crystal
City, VA 20202
[5] Gillerman, E. (1964), “Mineral deposits of western
Grant County, New Mexico,” New Mex. Institute
Mining &Tech. New Mex. Bur. Mines &Min. Res.
bull. 83.
[6] Gillerman, E., and Whitebread D. H. (1953),
“The Uranium-Bearing Nickel-cobalt-Native Silver
Deposits in the Black Hawk District, Grant County,
New Mexico, 1009-K. US Geological Survey, Bulletin,
313.
[7] Hillebrand, W. F. (1889), “Mineral notes,” In
Colorado Sci. SOC. Proc. 3:38–47.
[8] Lapakko, K., (1990), “Regulatory Mine Waste
Characterization: A Parallel to Economic Resource
Evaluation,” Mining and Mineral Processing Wastes.
Proceedings of the Western Regional Symposium on
Mining and Mineral Processing Wastes, 31–39.
[9] Lottermoser, B. G. (2010), “Mine Wastes” (third
edition): Characterization, treatment and environ-
mental impacts. In Mine Wastes (Third Edition):
Characterization, Treatment and Environmental
Impacts. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.
org/10.1007/978-3-642-12419-8
[10] McAnulty, W.N. (1978), “Fluorspar in New
Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral
Resources,” Memoir 34, 64 p.
[11] McLemore, V.T., Sutphin D.M., Hack D.R., and
Pease T.C., (1996), “Mining history and mineral
resources of the Mimbres Resource area, Dona Ana,
Luna, Hidalgo, and Grant Counties, New Mexico,”
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Open File Report OF424, p. 251.
[12] McLemore, V.T. (2008), “ Potential for Laramide por-
phyry copper deposits in southwestern New Mexico,”
Geology of the Gila Wilderness-Silver City Area, 141–
149. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.141
[13] McLemore, V.T. (2020), “Critical minerals in New
Mexico work needed to realize resources,” Mining
Engineering, v. 72, no. 2, pp. 31–31, https://
me.smenet.org/abstract.cfm?preview=1&article
ID=9501&page=31
[14] McLemore, V.T. and Gysi A. (2023), “Critical min-
erals in New Mexico,” Earth Matters, winter 2023,
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/
earth matters/23/n1/em_v23_n1.pdf
[15] McLemore, V.T. and Owen E.J. (2024), “Geochemistry
of Critical Minerals in Mine Wastes In New Mexico,”
SME Annual Conference Preprint, in press.
[16] Plante, B., Bussi ere B. and Benzaazoua M. (2012),
“Static tests response on 5 Canadian hard rock mine
tailings with low net acid-generating potentials,” J.
Geochem. Explor, 114, 57–69.
[17] Richter, D.H. and Lawrence V.A. (1983), “Mineral
deposit map of the Silver City 1°×2° quadrangle,
New Mexico and Arizona “ ,U.S. Geological Survey,
Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1310-B, scale
1:250,000.
[18] Schafer WM., (2000), “Use of the net acid genera-
tion pH test for assessing risk of acid generation,” 5th
International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Vol
1. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration,
613–618.
[19] Shu, W. S., Ye Z. H., Lan C. Y., Zhang Z. Q., and
Zhang Z. Q. (2001), “Acidification of lead/zinc
mine tailings and its effect on heavy metal mobility,”
Environ. Int, 26, 389–394.
[20] Williams, F.E., (1966), “Fluorspar deposits of New
Mexico,” U. S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular
8307, 143 p.
[21] Von Bargen, D. (1993), “Minerals of the Black
Hawk district New Mexico,” Rocks &Minerals, 68:2,
96-133, DOI: 10.1080/00357529.1993.9926536
[22] Von Bargen, D. (1979), “ The silver-antimony-mer-
cury system and the mineralogy of the Black Hawk
district,New Mexico,” Unpubl. Ph.D. thesis, Purdue
Univ.