Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

Chance Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
LeadZincSilverGoldCopperVanadium
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Description

Jacob Sherrer

Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Gold, Copper
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite, Vanadinite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Naco Group
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNnw Thrust Faults In Swisshelms Overthrust, Penn Naco Group Over Rhyolite Porphyry, On Upthrown Side Of Nw Trending Fault; Penn Naco Group Strikes Nw, Dips 55 Sw
AlterationStrong Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1924
Last production1956
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10027130
MRDS IDM002185
Alternate namesTaylor Claims, Scheerer Property, Colford Copper
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.70181, -109.54425
References
M.S. THESIS, MT. QUEEN AREA, BY W. R. LORING, UNIV. OF ARIZ.ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 158KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 70.COOPER, 1956, USGS MAP MF-213ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATAKEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.