Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Lead
TertiaryMolybdenum, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockGranite
StructurePrec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally, Schistosity, N 23 E 90
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1901 - 1948
Identification
Deposit ID10027816
MRDS IDM004166
Alternate namesCinco De Mayo Or Little Giant
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.4028, -114.18413
References
DINGS, M.G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978 -ESCHRADER, F.C., 1909 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 397PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956 ; U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME - 158 , JUNE 1970 , P. 4U.S.G.S. BULL. 978 - E, P. 147