Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOCKETS
Materials
GangueBarite, Calcite, Gypsum, Hematite, Quartz, Selenite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
StructureFault Zone In Rhyolite Volcanics
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1892
Identification
Deposit ID10026738
MRDS IDM000021
Alternate namesQuijotoa Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.07067, -112.14711
References
KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 141.STEWART, L.A., AND PFISTER, A.J., 1960 , BARITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM IC 5651.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 141 .