Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Stockwork
Model53: Porphyry Cu78: Porphyry Cu-Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre In Veins And Fractures In Quartz Monzonite Porphyry With Some Disseminated Sulfides
Materials
Ore mineralsAntlerite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Tenorite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · San Juan Stock
StructureSan Juan Shear Zone 3000 Ft Wide, 9-10,000 Ft Long, Strike N50-65e And Intersecting Shears
AlterationPotassic, Phyllic, Argillic, And Propylitic In Zones Out From Stock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027008
MRDS IDM001705
Alternate namesPeacock
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.94593, -109.65288
References
Greeley, 1978, Az. Dept. Min. Res., Spec. Rept. No 2, P. 83-87.Horsnail, 1978, Jour. Geochem. Expl., V. 9, Nos. 2-3, P. 241-243.Blake, 1971, M.S. Thesis, Univ. Of Az., 85 P.Dunn, 1978, Az. Geol. Soc. Digest, V. 11, P. 9-15.Robinson, R.F., And Cook, A., 1966, Safford Copper Deposit, Lone Star Mining District, Graham Co., Arizona, In Titley, S.R. And Hicks, C., Geology Of The Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southwestern North America: Tucson, University Of Arizona Press, P. 251-266.Metals Economics Group (MEG) Safford webpage contains information about the San Juan deposit as of 8/4/2010. \nhttp://www.metalseconomics.com/The Porter GeoConsultancy webpage for Dos Pobres, Safford contains a description of the geology as of 8/4/2010. \nhttp://www.portergeo.com.au/CimriAbm File DataGreeley, 1978, P.87; Keith, Unpub. Data Abm; Robinson And Cook, 1966.