Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Lead, Copper
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Andesite,Granite
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated, Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Ne And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Deg
AlterationMinor Sericite Along Vein Walls, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1980
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10027632
MRDS IDM003608
Alternate namesJoker
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.14422, -112.70742
References
WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 66.ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 103.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRIA.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 103; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.