Arizona · Gila County
Past Producer

Buckeye Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Deposits Occur Along Conjugate System Of Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Troy Quartzite
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1901
Last production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10027458
MRDS IDM003135
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.42397, -110.7643
References
PETERSON, N.P., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342, P. 112.USGS PP 12, P. 153.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.CIMRI