Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryMolybdenum, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures, Blowout Or Chimney
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockDacite · Copper Creek Granodiorite
StructureBlock Faulting Trending Nnw, Strong Zone Of Faulting Striking E-W And Cut By Cross Faults Strik Ing N60e & N20e
Tectonic settingBasin & Range
AlterationSericite With Breccia Pipes & Dacite Porphyry; Potassic And Argill Ic, Lesser Propylitization, Silicification, And Tourmalinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10039464
MRDS IDM050121
Alternate namesAmerican Eagle Basin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.74954, -110.49624
References
SIMONS, 1964, USGS PP 461WEED, 1913, MIN & ENG WORLD, V. 38, P. 375-378GUTHRIE & MOORE, 1978, AZ GEOL SOC DIGEST, V. 11, P. 25KUHN, 1941, ECON. GEOL. V. 36, NO. 5, P. 522SIMONS, 1954