Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsBismutite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockRhyolite · Burro Mountain Granite
StructureDeposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Sprouse-Copeland Fault.
AlterationDeposits Occur In A Topographically Prominent, Silicified Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Identification
Deposit ID10013308
MRDS IDD009531
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.54512, -108.44284
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 323-324GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 77-78HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1040