Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum
TertiarySilver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlShearing Parallel And Subparallel To Mogul Fault Zone, Particularly Near Horsetails
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Melaconite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureWnw Mogul Fault Dipping 40-60s With Left Lateral Displacement Of 1500 Ft Or Maybe More
AlterationPropyllitic & Sericitic; Weak Coincides With Mineralization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10037120
MRDS IDM030486
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.58678, -110.83208
References
DURNING, 1972, MS THESIS, UNIV OF AZ.DURNING & DAVIS, 1978, AZ GEOL SOC DIGEST, V. 11, P. 81-89.JINKS, 1961, M.S. THESIS, UNIV OF AZ.CIMRI