Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryIron, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlDeposit Occurs In A Silt-Like Formation A Few Feet Thick Along The Contact Between A Gneiss Schist Complex And Overlying Granite Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027079
MRDS IDM001949
Alternate namesCorona Copper Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.06061, -113.77106
References
BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 122.HARRER, C.M., 1964, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 127.KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 163.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.KEITH, S.B., 1978.