Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENSING
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Hematite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
StructureA Prominent Fault Zone, Marked By A Maxium Of About Eight Feet Of Breccia And Gouge, Strikes N35w And Dips 10 To 40 Ne, And Contains An Irregular Quartz Vein
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027223
MRDS IDM002538
Alternate namesWelton Hills Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.54815, -114.13549
References
WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 124.KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 161.CIMRI