Arizona · Gila County
Past Producer
Suckerite Deposit
Gila County, Arizona, United States
Uranium
Copper
Molybdenum
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Uranium
Tertiary
Copper, Molybdenum, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Surface/Underground
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Diabase Sills In Upper Member Of Dripping Spring Quartzite, Bedding Plane Fractures
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite, Uraninite
Gangue
Gypsum, Limonite
Other materials
Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Diabase,Quartzite · Dripping Springs Quartzite-Upper Member
Associated rock
Syenite,Diabase
Structure
Vertical N70w Striking Fractures, A Few Strong Nne Trending Joints, Bedding Plane Fractures
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10027448
MRDS ID
M003112
Alternate names
Charles Jr. No 1 and 2
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
33.84563, -110.97431
References
GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.SCHWARTZ, 1957, USAEC PUB RME-2071.SCARBOROUGH, 1981, ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT OF ENERGY, P. 187.ABM FILE DATA.