Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silica
SecondaryLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
TertiaryGraphite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENTICULAR
Ore controlFaulting
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
GangueGraphite
Other materialsQuartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
Associated rockDiabase,Rhyolite,Andesite
StructureE-W Fault Juxtaposing Cret Bisbee Group To North With Prec Rapakivi Quartz Monzonite To South. Beds Strike E-W And Dip 60 Or More N.
AlterationPyrometamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1880
Last production1950
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10027007
MRDS IDM001704
Alternate namesPat Price, Basin, Bain, Murphy Mine, Henry Clay
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.19651, -109.57287
References
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