Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver, Lead
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFracturing, Contact Metamorphism
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver
GangueAlbite, Augite, Calcite, Epidote, Hornblende, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Mica Schist,Limestone
Associated rockGranite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationChloritization, Oxidation, Epidotization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1963
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10027694
MRDS IDM003845
Alternate namesT & A, Liberator
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.84034, -113.74967
References
USGS BULL 451, P. 95.ABGMT BULL 192, P.150.ADMR FILE DATA.ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION 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: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRISTATE OF ARIZ. BUR. OF GEO. AND MIN. TECH. G.S. BULLETIN 192, P. 150.