Arizona · Gila County
Producer

Money Metals Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
SilverLeadGoldCopperZincMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlThe "Vein" Is Actually A System Of Linked Veins Deposited Along A Broad Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Associated rockDiabase
StructureThe Diabase Granite Contact Probably Represents An Old Fault Along Which The Apache Group Had Been Down Dropped Into Contact With The Granite Before Intrusion Of The Diabase
AlterationGouge And Breccia Are Largely Replaced By Quartz, Pyrite, And Chalcopyrite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1928
Last production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10027318
MRDS IDM002856
Alternate namesSlumbering Beauty Group, Sleeping Beauty Mountain?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.44091, -110.91541
References
PETERSON, N. P., 1962 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342 , P. 122 .PETERSON, N. P., 1950 , ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART I; ABM BULLETIN 156 , P. 111 .ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESABGMT-USBM FILE DATAADMR FILE DATAUSGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342 , P. 122