Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlStratigraphy, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueActinolite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockChert,Rhyolite,Andesite · Iron King Volcanics
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureFoliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanics Trends N20e To N30e, Massive Sulfide Lenses Parallel Foliation
AlterationChloritization, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1896
Last production1959
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10027880
MRDS IDM004325
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.33949, -112.2413
References
LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 143.USGS GQ MAP GQ-997.DEWITT, ED, 1976, UNPUB MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZ.BLACET, 1968, UNPUB PHD THESIS, STANFORD.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.ABGMT-USBM FILE DTAARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.CIMRIU.S.G.S. BULL. 782 , P. 143