Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES AND SHOOTS
Ore controlFissures And Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss
Associated rockBasalt,Granite · Ithaca Peak Granite
StructurePrec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally, Jointing And Schistosity Trends N 20 W, 90 ; With Secondary Joints: N 70 W, 80 S, Associated With The Ore Vein.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1901 - 1948
First production1885
Last production1974
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10027771
MRDS IDM004063
Alternate namesRico
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.34558, -114.10441
References
DINGS, M.G., 1951, THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULL 978-E.SCHRADER, F.C., 1909, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULL 397.PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-15 , JUNE 1970, P. 25.USGS BULL 340, P. 69.ADMR FILE DATA.ABGMT-USBM 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: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRIU.S.G.S. BULL'S. 397 , 978E; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.