Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryUranium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing, Igneous Activity - Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Gneiss,Rhyolite,Andesite,Granite
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite,Andesite
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Shcist And Gneiss Trends N25e To N65e, Veins (And Genetically-Related (?)) Dikes Trend N10w To N40w And Crosscut Precambrian Fabric
AlterationMinor To None
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027576
MRDS IDM003408
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.04562, -112.54213
References
GRANGER, H.C., AND RAUP, R.B., 1962 , RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1147-A, P. 45.VAN ALSTINE, R.E., AND MOORE, R.T., 1969, FLUORSPAR, IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 354.ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL, 1918, V. 2, NO. 7, P. 6-8.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1971, ARIZONA FLUORSPAR, ARIZONA DMR, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5651, P. 19-24.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI