Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Hematite, Jarosite, Limonite, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite
StructureFoliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N10e To N20e, Vein, And Associated Dike, Cross-Cut Foliation And Trend N75e
AlterationMinor
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1912
Last production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10027625
MRDS IDM003571
Alternate namesU.S. Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.49505, -112.60742
References
JOHNSTON, W.P., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF MINERALIZED BRECCIA PIPES IN THE COPPER BASIN, ARIZONA; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 56 , PP. 916 - 940JOHNSTON, W.P., 1955, PHD THESIS, UNIV. OF UTAHABGMT-USBM FILE DATACHRISTMAN, TERRY, 1978, MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZONAABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATAU.S.B.M. CARD FILE