Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR IN BEDS
Ore controlReplacement By Ore In Favorable Beds At Intersections With Small Northeaster Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Dolomite · Abrigo Formation Cambrian Shale, Impure Limestone, Sandy Dolomite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Texas Canyon
StructureTertiary Block Faulting Trending Nnw ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N To Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne., Fault System Of Northeasters
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationGarnetization, Lime Silicates, Oxidation Of Ore
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1921
Identification
Deposit ID10039385
MRDS IDM050011
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.10734, -110.07066
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