Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Iron
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryBeryllium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre In Fractures, Small Veins And Disseminated In Irregular Replacement Lenses Of Specular Hematite.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Shale
StructureOn Low-Angle Fault Zone, The Strata Which Form Mineral Hill Are Undoubtedly Continuous With Those Resting On The Gneiss In The Vicinity Of Planet, And Both Series Were Probably Lifted And Deformed At The Same Time. In General The Dip Varies From 30 Deg To 50 Deg Sw. Due To Folding And Faulting.
Tectonic settingBlock Faulting
AlterationLimestone Replaced By Specular Hematite.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Last production1970
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10027722
MRDS IDM003958
Alternate namesContinental
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.23226, -114.01329
References
USGS BULL 451, P. 55.USBM IC 8236, P. 127.ABM BULL 192, P. 173.USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA.ADMR 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.SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.