Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Mo
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBreccia Zones, Intrusive Contacts
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Calcite, Kaolin, Limonite, Quartz, Selenite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite · Pine Flat Intrusive Complex
Associated rockMetavolcanic Rock,Metamorphic Rock · "Spud Mountain Formation-member of the Big Bug Group of the Yavapai Supergroup", "Yavapai Supergroup"
StructureOverturned Anticline; Foliation Of Volcanics Trends N28e, Dips 72nw; Siliceous Breccia Zones
AlterationDeuteric, Potassic, Phyllic, Propylitic
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10037125
MRDS IDM030504
Alternate namesCircle Park, Bucksight, Circle peak, Patented Claims M S 1950, Old Pine Flat Camp
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.36394, -112.33407
References
Spatz, D.M., 1995, Geology and zoning relationships at the Pine Flat porphyry copper deposit, Yavapai County, Arizona; in Pierce, F.W. and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry Copper Deposits of the American Cordillera, Arizona Geological Society, Digest 20, p. 347-363.Anderson, C.A. and Blacet, P.M., 1972, Precambrian geology of the northern Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona; United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 1336, 79 p.