Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR LENSES, POCKETS
Ore controlShear Zone Due To Quartz Latite Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Melaconite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Willow Canyon Formation Cretaceous Conglomerate And Siltstone
Associated rockQuartz Latite · Quartz Latite56+-2my Quartz Latite
StructureHomoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N., Thrust And Normal Faulting-Fracture Zones
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1918
Identification
Deposit ID10039491
MRDS IDM050160
Alternate namesSaratoga
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.82791, -110.75985
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,INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY,ARIZONA:ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189,P.128.1909 RECON F.C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 5821971 DIREXPL ANACONDA-POSSIBLE NEW PORPH CU.1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES U.S.G.S. MAP I-613