Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryLead, Uranium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBEDDED, LENSES, STRINGERS, KIDNEYS
Ore controlFractures, Main Shear 1 To 3 Ft Wide, Dips 60e
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone · Redwall Limestone
AlterationSeries Of Alteration: Chalcopyrite To Bornite, Which Alter Through Chalcocite To The Copper Carbonates.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1906 - 1919
Identification
Deposit ID10027690
MRDS IDM003835
Alternate namesBronzel Bronze L
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.27139, -113.80108
References
HILL, J.M., 1914, THE GRAND GULCH MINING REGION, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 580 - D, P. 53-55.ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 96.SCARBOROUGH, 1981, RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCES AND URANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA, ABGMT OPEN-FILE REPORT, MARCH, 1981.DUNNING, C.H., 1966, ROCKS TO RICHES, P. 378.CIMRIARIZ. BUREAU MINES BULL. 140, P. 96.