Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeExotic Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBrecciation Along Cactus Fault. Richest Material Is Just Above Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Pyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockSchist · "Pinal Schist;Gila Conglomerate", "Pinal Schist"
Associated rockGranite,Diabase · Schultze Granite
StructureCactus Fauldipping 20-30sw Overlying Schist. Kelly Fault
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration Of Pinal Schist, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1929
Last production1964
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10027097
MRDS IDM002008
Alternate namesPinto Shaft, Hamilton Shaft, Brewery, Carlotta, Cactus Deposit, Carlota, Arizona National Copper Deposit, Alexander, Eder
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates33.38425, -110.98237
References
Abm File Data.Claims Extend Into Sec 25 T1n R13e And Sec 31 T1n R14eAdmr Castle Dome Copper Company Cities Service Active FileThe Primary Copper Industry Of Arizona In 1987, Dmmr.Northern Miner, 8/26/91, P.1,2.Arizona Mining Journal Feb 1, 1922 P 19Peterson, N.P., 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Globe-Miami District, Arizona: Us Geological Survey Professional Paper 342, P. 139.Elsing, M.J. And Heineman, R.E., 1936, Arizona Metal Production: Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 140.Abgmt Clippings File.Abmr Carlota File.Abgmt-USBM File Data.Southwestern Pay Dirt, 5/92, P.20a.Southwestern Pay Dirt, 8/92, P.7a.The Northern Miner, 6-23-97, V83 #17, P. B7, B10.Metals Economics Group (MEG) webpage for Carlota.\nhttp://services.metalseconomics.com/minesearch/Default.aspx#profile&projAid=93523Quadra Mining Ltd. website:\nhttp://www.quadrafnx.com/s/Carlota.asp\n2009 Annual Information Form:\nhttp://www.quadrafnx.com/i/pdf/AIF_Final.pdfWellman, Edward et al, 2006, National Instrument 43-101 technical report for the Carlota Copper Project Miami, Arizona: prepared for Quadra Mining Ltd., by M3 Engineering, 326 p.Abm Bulletin 140, P. 92. \nCambior Inc. 1993 Ann.Rep, P. 56.Mining Record, 10/5/94, P.Cambior Inc. 1995 Annual Report, P.9.