Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlJoints And Shear Surfaces
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Dolomite · Abrigo Formation Cambrian Shale, Impure Limestone And Sandy Dolomite;Bolsa Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Texas Canyon
StructureTertiary Block Faulting Trending Nw ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N And Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationFormations Almost Unmetamorphosed
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10039380
MRDS IDM050001
Alternate namesEmpire No 1 Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.10151, -110.0851
References
COOPER, J.R. AND SILVER, L.T. 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416COOPER, J.R. 1950, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, GEOL. SER. 18, BULL. 156LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-13751964 GEOLMAP U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COOPER AND SILVER, PROF. PAPER 41COOPER AND SILVER, 1964