Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlWest - Northwest Joints And West - Northwest, East - Northeast Fractures.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Host Rock Is Referred To As Navajo Sandstone
Structure10 Miles East Of Echo Cliffs Monocline.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027351
MRDS IDM002932
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.63251, -111.44602
References
MAYO, E. B., 1955 , METALCIFEROUS MINERAL AND MINERAL FUELS; MINERAL RESOURCES, NAVAJO - HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ARIZONA - UTAH, VOLUME I, P. 19 - 32 .READ, C. B., 1943 , COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE MESA MINING DISTRICT, COLONINO CO., ARIZONA; USGS OPEN FILE REPORT.MAYO, 1955