Arizona · Graham County
Past Producer

Safford Deposit

Graham County, Arizona, United States
CopperMolybdenumZincLeadSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlNe Trending Shears Intruded By Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsAntlerite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite, Turquoise
GangueAlunite, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Rhyolite,Dacite,Latite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Lone Star Pluton
StructureLone Star Shear Zone 6000 Ft Wide And 16,000 Ft Long, Strikes N50- 65e, Steep To Vertical Dip
Alteration4 Hypogene Alteration Zones 1) Seritization & Silicification In Rhyolite, Latite, Quartz Latite, 2) Biotization In Andesite, 3) Chloritization, 4) Propylitic Alteration. Ore Body Is In Zones 1) & 2). Supergene Enrichment Has Taken Place To Average Depth Of 440 Ft
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1899-1939
Discovery year1899
Identification
Deposit ID10027031
MRDS IDM001755
Alternate namesKennecott Safford, Lone Star Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.94177, -109.60565
References
Robinson, R.F. & A. Cook (1966), The Safford copper deposit, Lone Star mining district, Graham County, Arizona, in S.R. Titley and C.L. Hicks (editors), Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 251-266.\nDunn, P.G. (1978) Geologic structure of the Safford district, Arizona, in Jenney, J.P., and Hauck, H.R., eds., Proceedings of the Porphyry Copper Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, March 18-20, 1976: Arizona Geological Society Digest: 11: 9-15.\nCook And Robinson, 1962, N. Mex. Geol. Soc. 13th Field Conf. Guidebook.Horsnail, R.F. (1978) Safford district, Graham County, Arizona, in Lovering, R.G., and McCarthy, J.H., Jr., eds., Conceptual models in exploration geochemistry; the Basin and Range Province of the western United States and northern Mexico: Journal of Geochemical Exploration: 9(2-3): 151-153, 241-243.\nUSGS Pp 424-C, P. 151-153.Abm Bull 180, P. 230-238.Yarter, W.V. (1981) Geology, geochemistry, alteration, and mass transfer in the Sol prospect, a sub-economic porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Safford district, Graham County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 136 p.\nAdmr Sr No 2, P. 83-87.Laine, 1974, M.S. Thesis, Univ Of Az.Bolin, 1976, M.S. Thesi S, Univ Of Az.Dewhurst, 1976, M.S. Thesis, Univ Of Az.Valentine, 19??, M.S. Thesis, Univ Of Utah.World Mining, V. 29, No. 4, P. 139.Langton J M, Williams S A 1982 - Structural, petrological and mineralogical controls for the Dos Pobres orebody, Lone Star Mining District, Graham County, Arizona: in Titley S R 1983 Advances in Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southwestern North America University of Arizona Press, Tucson pp 335-352\nThe Porter GeoConsultancy webpage for Dos Pobres, Safford contains a description of the geology as of 8/4/2010.\nhttp://www.portergeo.com.au/Mindat.org contains a description of the Safford deposit as of 8/4/2010.\nhttp://www.mindat.org/loc-53634.htmlCimriWorld Mining, 1974, P. 139.