Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Molybdenum
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCHIMNEYS, LENSES
Ore controlFaults And Fissures Along Axes Of Shallow Folds, Garnetized Limesto Ne, White Tactite
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite
StructureNnw Tert Block Faulting, Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne, Flexures Related To N Trending Folds, Drag On Faults, Changes In D Ip Of Beds, Complex Block Faulting
Tectonic settingBasin & Range
AlterationRecrystallization, Garnetization, Tactite, Minor Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1951
Discovery year1947
Identification
Deposit ID10039388
MRDS IDM050014
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.1104, -110.07483
References
COOPER & SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416COOPER, 1950, ABM BULL 156COOPER & HUFF, 1951, ECON GEOL, V.46 NO.7 P. 731-756KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187ABM FILE DATALIVINGSTON ET AL, 1967, JGR, V.72, P. 1361-1375KEITH, 1973, P.58; COOPER & SILVER, 1964, P. 163