Description
William Waters
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlStratigraphy, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Hemimorphite, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N20e To N30e, Massive Sulfide Lenses Parallel Foliation And Bedding
AlterationChloritization, Pryitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1917
Last production1957
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10027595
MRDS IDM003470
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.56976, -113.23299
References
ANDERSON, C.A., 1955 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAGDAD AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 278ABM BULL 156, PART 1, P. 128-134ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAU.S.G.S. BULL. 278 , P. 85