Commodities
PrimarySilica, Ferrosilicon, Iron
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Gold, Limestone, General
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENSING
Ore controlThe Main Developed Ore Bodies Occur Just Above The Contact Of The Underlying Gneiss With Limestone, The Latter Being Replaced By Hematite, Which Carries Uncertain Amounts Of Copper
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Hematite, Limestone, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver, Specularite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Shale
StructureThe Foliated Structure Is Very Pronounced In Places And The General Dip Of The Lamination Plane Is 15 Deg And 30 Deg Se. Some Faulting Has Taken Place In These Rocks, But Not Nearly As Much As Would Be Supposed From A Cursory Examination Of The Relation Of The Overlying Sediments To The Older Gneiss
Tectonic settingBlock Faulting
AlterationHematite Replaces Limestone, Hydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1863
Last production1937
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID10027705
MRDS IDM003887
Alternate namesNew Planet, Planet Copper Mine, Planet Mine Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.2456, -113.95828
References
USGS BULL 451, P. 47.ABM BULL 140, P. 104.ABM BULL 137, P. 128.ABGMT BULL 192, P. 173.USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA.AZGS INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.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. 104; A.B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 128HARRER, 1964; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.