Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer
Uncle Sam Mine Copper Queen Gr.
Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Gold
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Copper, Lead
Secondary
Zinc, Gold, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Replacement
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Ore Bodies Near Dikes And Sills, And Faulting And Associated Brecciation
Materials
Ore minerals
Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Martin Limestone;Escabrosa Limestone
Associated rock
Granite · Sacramento Hill Stock
Structure
Pre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common, Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization
Alteration
Gossan With Mn And Fe Oxides Induced By Hydrothermal Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10027126
MRDS ID
M002176
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
31.43403, -109.92009
References
USGS PP 21, 1904, P 118KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 89.KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.