Description
Dennis Coughlin
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
SecondaryMolybdenum, Gold
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Feldspathoid Zone In Granodiorite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockHornblendite
StructureOre Regionally Occurs As Veinlike Replacements Of Quartz Monzonite Mass That Forms Backbone Of Patagonia Range, Fissures & Joints
AlterationIntensely Feldspathized Zones Related To N-S Jointing And Ne Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1912
Last production1955
Discovery year1908
Identification
Deposit ID10026908
MRDS IDM000982
Alternate namesSanta Maria Molybdenum, North Santo Nino, Brooks, North Santo Wind
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.36097, -110.71873
References
KEITH, 1975, ABM BULL 191.KUPFER, 1965, USGS BULL 1182-E.KUCK, 1978, PH.D. THESIS, UNIV OF AZ.SIMONS, 1974, USGS MAP I-762.ABGMT FILE DATA, STANTON B. KEITH.SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.ADMR FILE DATA, SANTO NINO MINE.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES, SANTO NINO MINE.TENNEY, 1927-29, HISTORY OF MINING IN AZ, ABM, P.299-300 & 11) USBM FILES, SANTO NINO MINE.U.S. Bureau of Mines CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST REPORTCIMRI