Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Ortega Formation
StructureCopper Hill Anticline Plunges West-Southwest And The Champion Mine Is Located Along With Axis Of The Anticline.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1959
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10009821
MRDS IDD003054
Alternate namesChampion and Oxide King Copper Prospect: Aztec Group Patented In 1900ChampionOxide KingAztec, Jumbo, Sunset, Champion, Oxide King, Sunset and Aztec Millsites
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.21922, -105.79613
References
MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGESSCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 102-103MILLER, J.P., MONTGOMERY, A., AND SUTHERLAND, P.K., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 11, 106 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA