Arizona · Yavapai County
Past Producer

Squaw Peak Mine

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
MolybdenumCopperSilverLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
SecondarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Mo
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formELLIPTICAL STOCKWORK
Ore controlIgneous Rocks, Fractures, Faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Granodiorite · Squaw Peak Intrusive
StructureDikes And Pluton Elongate Nnw , Shears & Brecciated Zones
AlterationSilicification, Argillization, Potassic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1944-1946
First production1944
Last production1946
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10026923
MRDS IDM001101
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates34.48255, -111.85712
References
KIRKEMO, H., AND OTHERS, 1965, INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN THE CONTEMINOUS UNITED STATES, 1942 - 60: U.S.G.S BULLETIN 1182 - E, P. 30 - 32.ROE, R.R., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE SQUAW PEAK PORPHYRY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZ: MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZ, 102 P.COOKSLEY, 1971, PRIVATE REPORT FOR PHILLIPS PETROLEUM.HILL, J.M., 1949, REPT ON THE SQUAW PEAK COPPER MINE, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZ.: UNPUB REPT.ANDERSON, C.A., 1943, REPT ON A BRIEF EXAMINATION OFTHE SQUAW PEAK COPPER & MOLYBDENUM PROSPECT, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZ.: UNPUB REPT.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.Noland, Paul D. P.Geo., 2011, UPDATED REPORT and RESOURCE ESTIMATE for the SQUAW PEAK PROPERTY, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA for REGAL RESOURCES, INC.\nApril 25, 2011\nUllmer, E., and Cavey, G., 2006, Technical Report on Squaw Peak Property in Yavapai County, Arizona, U.S.A. NI 43-101.Kern, R., 2008 Updated Summary report: Squaw Peak Property Yavapai County,AZ. MinQuest Inc.Roe, R.R., 1976. Geology of the Squaw Peak Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposit, Yavapai County, AZ. University of Arizona Masters Thesis, 102 pages.CIMRIJ.M. HILL, 1949 , REPT. ON THE SQUAW CREEK MINE, YAVAPAI CO., ARIZ.: UNPUBLISHED REPT.