Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryMolybdenum
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, BEDDED
Ore controlEmpire Dike And Anticlinal Roll In Bisbee Group
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Copper, Fluorspar, Jarosite, Lead, Pyrite, Silver, Stromeyerite, Wulfenite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Bisbee Group Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNe Fissures, Brecciated Limestone
AlterationLimestone Recrystallized, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027124
MRDS IDM002173
Alternate namesEmpire Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.70763, -110.06177
References
ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, PL. 3, 4.KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 75.CHURCH, 1903, AIME TRANS, V. 33, P. 3-37.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIKEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.