Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSING ORE SHOOTS
Ore controlNw Trending Veins In Shear Zone Cutting Quartz Diorite
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Specularite, Sphalerite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Josephine Canyon Diorite;Madera Canyon Granodiorite
StructureDistrict Composed Of Various Intrusive Units And Mineralized Fault Systems, Shear Zone Cuts Across Sheeting Structure Of Diorite And Stand About Vertical
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10037109
MRDS IDM030416
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.69819, -110.87624
References
KEITH, 1975, ABM BULL 191.SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582.DREWES, 1971, USGS MAP I-614.WHITACRE, 1964, MS THESIS, UNIV OF AZ.USBM FILES, CARRIE NATION MINE.