Description
Willian Waters
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCadmium, Arsenic, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR LENSES
Ore controlStratigraphy, Folding, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite · Bridle Formation;Dick Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N20e To N30e, Massive Sulfide Lenses Parallel Foliation And Bedding
AlterationChloritization, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Last production1966
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10027598
MRDS IDM003474
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.54698, -113.22994
References
ANDERSON, C.A., 1955, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAGDAD AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 278, P. 76 , 88.BAKER, ARTHUR III, AND CLAYTON, R.L., 1968, MASSIVE SULPHIDE DEPOSITS OF THE BAGDAD DISTRICT, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S., 1933 - 1967, V. II, P. 1312.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.MINING WORKD, AUGUST, 1962, P. 12-17.ABM BULL 156, PART I, P. 131-135.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRIU.S.G.S. BULLETIN 278, P. 89. FIGURE TO 1973 INCLUDEDS PRODUCTION FROM THE BRUCE OREBODY.