Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryIron, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlStratigraphy, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueActinolite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockChert,Rhyolite,Andesite · Iron King Volcanics;Yavapai Schist-Taconite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureFoliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanics Trends N20e To N30e, Massive Sulfide Lenses Parallel Foliation
AlterationChloritization, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Last production1972
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10027172
MRDS IDM002371
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.28644, -112.29046
References
LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 162.ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 102.USGS GQ MAP GQ-997.DEWITT, 1976, UNPUB. MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZONA.BLACET, 1968, UNPUB. PHD THESIS, STANFORD.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.HARRER, 1964, USBM IC 8236.NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.CIMRIU.S.G.S. BULLETIN 782 , PG. 163 ; A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 102