Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, STRINGERS, LENSES, SEAMS
Ore controlContact Of Breccia Pipe And Granodiorite
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDeposit Occurs In Stocklike Body Of Diorite Porphyry Which Forms Four Metals Hill And Intrudes Older Granodiorite, Sheeted, Shattered, Crushed Granodiorite; Fault Shear Zone 1200 Ft Wide
Tectonic settingGuajolote Block; Inferred Guajolote Fault Lies To E Of Deposit And Trends Nw; Downthrow To E
AlterationPotassic, Phyllic, Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10037102
MRDS IDM030400
Alternate namesHillside Claims, Guajolote Lode, Red Hill Crosscut, Phoenix Claims, Red Mountain Mine, Frisco, Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.39847, -110.73789
References
KEITH, 1975, ABM BULL 191.SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582.ABGMT FILE DATA, STANTON B. KEITH.BAKER, 1962, PH.D. THESIS, UNIV OF MICHIGAN.GRAYBEAL, 1972, PH.D. THESIS, UNIV. OF AZ.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.USBM FILES, FOUR METALS MINE.ADMR FILE DATA, FOUR METALS MINE.GRAYBEAL, 1972, P. 40