Arizona · Gila County
Occurrence

Silver Butte Copper Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverLeadGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryLead, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
Associated rockGranite
StructureRock Units Have Been Cut By Numerous Faults And Fractures
AlterationCopper Carbonates Occur As Alteration Products Of The Chalcopyrite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10027284
MRDS IDM002718
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.17089, -111.44544
References
LAUSEN, C., WILSON, E.D., 1924, GOLD AND COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR PAYSON, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 120 , P. 42.ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL, MAY 1920, P. 58.