Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryLead, Silver, Gold, Copper
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMarble And Garnetiferous Beds Adjacent To Monzonite-Granodiorite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Galena, Malachite, Powellite, Scheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Horquilla Limestone;Earp Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Sycamore Canyon Stock
AlterationLimestone Is Marmolized, Garnetized, Silicated, And Epidotized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1935
Last production1947
Identification
Deposit ID10026794
MRDS IDM000280
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.88902, -110.6215
References
WILSON, 1941, ABM BULL 148, P. 36KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189, P. 118DALE, STEWART, & MCKINNEY, 1960, USBM IC 5650, P. 107LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S.: USGS MAP MR 25.CIMRI