Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

Lowell Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
CopperGoldZincLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Bodies Near Dikes And Sills, And Faulting And Associated Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Escabrosa Limestone;Naco Limestone;Martin Limestone
Associated rockGranite · Sacramento Hill Stock
StructurePre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common, Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization
AlterationGossan With Mn And Fe Oxides Induced By Hydrothermal Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027013
MRDS IDM001717
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.42764, -109.90371
References
USGS GEOL. FOLIO 112, 1904.USGS PP 21, 1904, PP 112-116KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 88.KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.