Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Lead
TertiaryUranium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES, STRINGERS
Ore controlFractures Around Pipe Structures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Pitchblende
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone · Supai Formation
StructureSupai In Unconformable Contact With Redwall Limestone, Collapse Structure, 700 Ft Diameter, In Supai Formation
AlterationSupai Is Bleached, Redwall Limestone Below Is Cherty
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1913 - 1918
First production1913
Last production1974
Identification
Deposit ID10027660
MRDS IDM003740
Alternate namesCopper King
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.16889, -113.33551
References
HILL, J.M., 1914, THE GRAND GULCH MINING REGION, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 580 - D, P. 56.PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 - 1956: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME - 158 , 1970, P. 79.ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 96.SCARBOROUGH, 1981, RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCES AND PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA, ABGMT OPEN-FILE REPORT, MARCH, 1981.USGS MR46.USGS MIP-MR21.MEEHAN, R.J., 1953.DMEACIMRIU.S.G.S. 580 - D, P. 56 ; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140