Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc
TertiaryMolybdenum, Beryllium, Tungsten, Wollastonite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBEDDED, TABULAR
Ore controlFavorable Beds Intersected By Faults, Protrusions Of Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite Into Sedimentary Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsAurichalcite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Wollastonite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Limonite, Quartz, Sphene
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Dolomite · Abrigo Formation; Escabrosa Limestone; Horquilla Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite
StructureNw Tert Block Faulting, Republic Fault, Massive Fracture Systems Trending Ne, E, And Nw
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationQuartz Veining Of Quartz Monzonite With Muscovite-Silica-Pyrite And Argillic Envelopes; Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1881
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10039384
MRDS IDM050007
Alternate namesClimax Shaft, Johnson Camp Mine, Cyprus Johnson Deposit, Burro Pit, Coronado Copper & Zinc Co., Republic, Mammoth, Peabody, Copper Chief
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.1104, -110.06372
References
COOPER & SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416.COOPER, 1950, ABM BULL 156.KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187.CLAYTON, 1978, AZ GEOL SOC DIGEST, V. 11, P. 17-24.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.PHILLIPS, K.A., NIEMUTH, N.J., AND BAIN, D.R., 1992, ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA - 1993: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 40, 25 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1992, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA, INCORPORATING SAND & GRAVEL OPERATIONS -- 1994: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 42, 24 P.CIMRIGREELEY, 1978; PHILLIPS AND OTHERS, 1992; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.