Arizona · Yavapai County
Occurrence

Niagara Mine

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
CopperQuartz
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryQuartz
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCYLINDRICAL PIPE
Ore controlBreccia Pipe
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcanthite, Chalcocite, Copper, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Rhyolite · Butte Falls Tuff;King Peak Rhyolite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Rhyolite · Diorite Porphyry;Aplite
StructureFoliation In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10e To N40e, Veins Parallel Dikes And Foliation
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026931
MRDS IDM001126
Alternate namesNiagra Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.59337, -113.22855
References
ANDERSON, C.A., 1955, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAGDAD AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 278, P. 96.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI