Arizona · Pima County
Past Producer

Blue Jay Mine

Pima County, Arizona, United States
SilverGoldLeadCopperTungsten
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead
TertiaryCopper, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlAlong Steep Bedding Planes And Lamprpophyre Dikes In Limestone Bordering Quartz Monzonite.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite Stock 54 +-2my Granodiorite
StructureHomoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N., Dikes Appear To Follow Thrust Fault Scarp Between Limestone And Underlying Granodiorite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10039400
MRDS IDM050030
Alternate namesGood Friday
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.87569, -110.79401
References
SCHRADER, F. C., 1915 USGS BULL. 582ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES 1971 FIELDNOTES V. 1 NO. 2DREWES, H. 1971 USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD)KEITH,S.B.,1974,ABM BULLETIN 189, P.124.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE1909 RECON F. C. SCHRADER USGS BULL. 5821971 DIREXPL ANACONDS - POSSIBLE NEW PORPH. COPPER DEPOSIT.1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES USGS MAP I-613.CIMRIKEITH,S.B.,1974.