Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryZinc, Manganese, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES, IRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia, Fissures And Joints
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite
Other materialsPsilomelane
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Mt. Wrightson Formation
Associated rockHornblendite · Comoro Canyon Granite
StructureBelieved To Be Sw Extension Of Three R Mine Ne-Trending Fracture System, Breccia Pipe
Tectonic settingNnw-Trending Patagonia Baolith
AlterationSilicification, Oxidation, Sericite-Quartz-Tourmaline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1913
Last production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10037098
MRDS IDM030395
Alternate namesGeorgia Mines, George Morris Mine, Morris Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.45764, -110.7654
References
KEITH, 1975, ABM BULL 191.SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582.MOGER, 1969, MS THESIS, UNIV OF AZ.ABGMT FILE DATA, STANTON B. KEITH.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.ADMR FILE DATA, VENTURA MINE.USBM FILES VENTURA MINE GROUP.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, VENTURA MINES INC, MORRIS MINE, GEORGE MORRIS MINE.MOGER, 1969, P.3