Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Rhyolite,Andesite,Basalt
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite,Andesite,Basalt
StructureFoliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks, Low-Angle (Less Than 40 Deg) Veins Follow Low Angle Faults That Cut Across Foliation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1919
Last production1961
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10027168
MRDS IDM002351
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.26811, -112.20352
References
WILSON, E.D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 52ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 102GUITERAS, J.R., 1936 , GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6905 , P. 6SITE VISIT BY CIMRI STAFFA.B.M. BULL. 140 , P. 102 , BULL. 137 P. 52